Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in Ethiopia on forming an independent investigation into the airstrike in Finote Selam on 13 August 2023.

The Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Red Sea and Director General for Africa and the Americas recently visited Ethiopia to meet with senior Ethiopian Ministers and civil society, where they raised the situation in Amhara with the Ethiopian government. On 11 August we coordinated a statement with the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, calling for escalation and protection of civilians. The UK emphasises the need for a peaceful resolution through dialogue. We continue to engage with government, African Union, UN and other partners to offer support.