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The United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, African Affairs Subcommittee, conducted a hearing last night focused on the topic of "Hope or Threat in Ethiopia, the State of U.S. Policy." During the hearing, committee members questioned Mike Hamer, the US special envoy for the Horn of Africa, regarding Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's request for a sea gate. Mike Hamer expressed concern over Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's statement that "the port issue is an issue of survival for Ethiopia," emphasizing that it not only poses a threat to the countries in the region but also to the United States.…