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U.S. Weighs Financial Sanctions Against Ethiopia Over Tigray War

  • Sanctions would set back relations between longtime allies
  • Ethiopia is biggest recipient in Africa of U.S. foreign aid
A member of the Afar Special Forces next to a damaged house in the village of Bisober in Ethiopia's Tigray region. 

A member of the Afar Special Forces next to a damaged house in the village of Bisober in Ethiopia's Tigray region. 

Photographer: Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images

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The Biden administration has prepared economic sanctions against Ethiopia that could halt financing from the U.S. and loans by international financial institutions, according to two people familiar with the matter.