The White House issued on 17 September 2021 an executive order "On Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia."
President Joseph Biden determined that the situation in Ethiopia constitutes an extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States and declared a "national emergency" to deal with the threat.
The comprehensive executive order gives the Secretary of the Treasury authority to impose sanctions on any foreign person engaged in activities that contribute to the crisis in northern Ethiopia. The order cites the government of Ethiopia, the government of Eritrea or its ruling People's Front for Democracy and Justice, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the Amhara regional government, and the Amhara regional or irregular forces.
