A choir member sings during the Ethiopian New Year's Eve celebration marking the beginning of the year 2015 on the Ethiopian calendar, at the Biftu Bole Lutheran Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

A choir member sings during the Ethiopian New Year's Eve celebration marking the beginning of the year 2015 on the Ethiopian calendar, at the Biftu Bole Lutheran Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

A worshiper attends a prayer session during the Ethiopian New Year's Eve celebration marking the beginning of the year 2015 to the Ethiopian calendar, at the Biftu Bole Lutheran Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Worshipers attend a prayer session during the Ethiopian New Year's Eve celebration marking the beginning of the year 2015 to the Ethiopian calendar, at the Biftu Bole Lutheran Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

An Ethio Telecom employee counts Ethiopian Birr currency inside their call centre in the Bole neighborhood branch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopia's President Sahle-work Zewde attends the reception ceremony of Ethiopian athletes who participated at the World Athletics Championships, at the Prime Minister's Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay, women's 5,000 metres gold and 1,500 metres silver medalist at the World Athletics Championships celebrates during a reception ceremony at the Prime Minister Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian athletes who won medals at the World Athletics Championships are received during a reception ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay, women's 5000 metres gold medalist, Dawit Seyaum, women's 5000 metres silver medalist and Letesenbet Gidey, women's 10,000 metres winner attend the reception ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office after arriving from the World Athletics Championships, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay, women’s 5000 meter gold and 1,500 meter silver medalist at the World Athletics Championships celebrates during a reception ceremony at the Prime Minister Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay, women's 5,000 metres gold and 1,500 metres silver medalist at the Oregon World Athletics Championships, poses for a photograph with her medal during the reception ceremony at the Prime Minister Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey, women's 10,000 metres winner at the World Athletics Championship poses for photograph with her medal during the reception ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen arrive at Russian Embassy for tree planting ceremony during Lavrov's visit to to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen arrive at Russian Embassy for tree planting ceremony during Lavrov's visit to to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Athletics - World Athletics Championships - Women's 5000 Metres - Final - Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, U.S. - July 23, 2022 Ethiopian team official Mezeredin Muktar is restrained after invading the track REUTERS/Mike Segar 

Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as Workneh Gebeyehu, executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), looks on during the 39th IGAD extraordinary summit in Nairobi, Kenya July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan flanked by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed address the 39th Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) extraordinary summit in Nairobi, Kenya July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

East African leaders, Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh attend the 39th Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) extraordinary summit in Nairobi, Kenya July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir attend the memorial service of late former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki, at the Nyayo Stadium, the venue of the national memorial service, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi 

Internally displaced Ethiopians queue to receive food aid in the Higlo camp for people displaced by drought in the town of Gode, Somali Region, Ethiopia, April 26, 2022. Picture taken April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Internally displaced Ethiopians queue to receive food aid in the Higlo camp for people displaced by drought, in the town of Gode, Somali Region, Ethiopia, April 26, 2022. Picture taken April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

An Ethiopian Orthodox church worshiper attends an Easter eve vigil at the Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 23, 2022. Picture taken April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian Orthodox church worshipers attend an Easter eve vigil at the Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 23, 2022. Picture taken April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian Orthodox church worshipers attend an Easter eve vigil at the Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian Orthodox church worshipers attend an Easter eve vigil at the Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 23, 2022. Picture taken April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian Orthodox church clergy pray during an Easter eve vigil at the Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 23, 2022. Picture taken April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

A boy holds a candle during an Easter eve vigil at the Bole Medhanialem Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 23, 2022. Picture taken April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian Orthodox church worshipers hold candles as they attend an Easter eve vigil at the Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 23, 2022. Picture taken April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian Orthodox church worshipers hold candles as they attend an Easter eve vigil at the Bole Medhanialem church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 23, 2022. Picture taken April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

A deacon plays a traditional drum during an Easter eve vigil at the Bole Medhanialem Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 23, 2022. Picture taken April 23, 2022.REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

His Grace Abune Enbakom, Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, holds a candle during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

An Ethiopian Orthodox worshipper holds a candle and reads during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers take part in the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

An Ethiopian Orthodox worshipper holds a candle during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Ethiopian Orthodox church worshipers attend the Good Friday prayers commemorating the crucification of Jesus Christ on mount Golgotha, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Orthodox Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian Orthodox church worshipers attend the Good Friday prayers commemorating the crucification of Jesus Christ on mount Golgotha, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Orthodox Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

An Ethiopian Orthodox church priest counts beads during the Good Friday prayers commemorating the crucification of Jesus Christ on mount Golgotha, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Orthodox Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian Orthodox church worshipers attend the Good Friday prayers commemorating the crucification of Jesus Christ on mount Golgotha, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Orthodox Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

An Ethiopian Orthodox church worshiper attends the Good Friday prayers commemorating the crucification of Jesus Christ on mount Golgotha, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Orthodox Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Priests from the Ethiopian Orthodox church attend the Good Friday prayers commemorating the crucification of Jesus Christ on mount Golgotha, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Orthodox Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

An Ethiopian Orthodox church deacon reads scriptures during the Good Friday prayers commemorating the crucification of Jesus Christ on mount Golgotha, at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Orthodox Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 22, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Binyam Woldetsadik, 40, a former soldier with the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), poses for a photo while waiting to register to join Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, outside the Russian embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 20, 2022. Picture taken April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian men, drawn by rumours on social media, queue to register to join Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, outside the Russian embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 19, 2022. Picture taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian men, drawn by rumours on social media, queue to register to join Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, outside the Russian embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 19, 2022. Picture taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

An Ethiopian Copt migrant attends a Palm Sunday Mass at the Samaan el-Kharaz Monastery in the Mokattam Mountain area of Cairo, Egypt April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany 

Ethiopians repatriated from Saudi Arabia queue to get registered after disembarking from a Saudi Airlines plane at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

An Ethiopian woman repatriated from Saudi Arabia reacts as she disembarks from a Saudi Airlines plane at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Repatriated Ethiopians from Saudi Arabia react as they disembark from a Saudi Airlines plane at the Bole International Airport, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Repatriated Ethiopians from Saudi Arabia walk to a courtesy bus after disembarking from a Saudi Airlines plane at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Repatriated Ethiopians from Saudi Arabia react as they disembark from a Saudi Airlines plane at the Bole International Airport, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Repatriated Ethiopians from Saudi Arabia queue to get registered, after disembarking from a Saudi Airlines plane, at the Bole International Airport, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 

Ethiopian men dressed in traditional costumes attend the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Ethiopian men dressed in traditional costumes attend the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie 

Ethiopian Orthodox Church followers gather outside the St. George church during the 126th anniversary celebration of the battle of Adwa where the Ethiopian forces defeated invading Italian forces in 1896, at Menelik II Square, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie