PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Ethiopia: Armed Forces and Police (25 March 2021)

The UK provides mentorship and training to a variety of Ethiopian organisations, including those involved in national security and policing. These are limited in scope and go through a rigorous Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) assessment.

The UK provides training for Ethiopian peacekeeping forces involved in AMISOM, the peacekeeping mission in Somalia operated by the African Union (AU), with approval from the UN. The UK works with the AU to provide non-operational leadership training to Ethiopian forces on key elements of peacekeeping work such as: training on compliance with international law and the law of armed conflict, managing and utilising funds for peacekeeping work and media operations. The UK also provides training for a small number individuals on leadership, management of Defence and human rights. The UK provides no operational training to the Ethiopian Military.