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Ethiopia's EU ambassador Hirut Zemene with EU Council president Charles Michel in Brussels (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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Ethiopia: Time to tell the truth, Ambassador

Ethiopia's war is being fought not just in a blackout, but also in a fog of lies - and Ethiopia's envoy to the EU is making matters worse.

Hirut Zemene, Ethiopia's EU ambassador, recently wrote to EUobserver, accusing Finland's foreign minister, Pekka Haavisto, of making "erroneous" claims after he visited the region and told press that violence and suffering was "out of control".

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Ethiopia's EU ambassador Hirut Zemene with EU Council president Charles Michel in Brussels (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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