President Donald Trump has extended the presidential emergency declaration he issued on Ethiopia four years ago for another year, saying that the current situation in northern Ethiopia poses an "unusual" and "extraordinary threat" to the "national security" and "foreign policy" of the United States.

President Trump extended the presidential emergency declaration, saying the situation in northern Ethiopia continues to pose a threat to the peace and stability of the country and the region.

The presidential decree imposed sanctions on an unspecified number of individuals suspected of "human rights violations" and "disruption of humanitarian assistance" during the war.