Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 13758

Ethiopia: Christianity

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 2 July 2026

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Question

Sir Desmond Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of attacks affecting Orthodox Christian communities in Ethiopia’s Arsi Zone in May and

Answer

Chris Elmore

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 23 June in response to Question HL995, reproduced below for ease of reference:"We are concerned by reports of violence affecting communities in Ethiopia's Oromia region, includ...

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