Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki speaks to the media during a bilateral visit to State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Eritrea's president in rare public comments has dismissed as "a fantasy" allegations that his country's forces carried out rape, looting and other abuses in the war in neighboring Ethiopia's Tigray region. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki speaks to the media during a bilateral visit to State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Eritrea's president in rare public comments has dismissed as "a fantasy" allegations that his country's forces carried out rape, looting and other abuses in the war in neighboring Ethiopia's Tigray region. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki, left, shakes hands with Kenya's President William Ruto, right, after speaking to the media at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Eritrea's president in rare public comments has dismissed as "a fantasy" allegations that his country's forces carried out rape, looting and other abuses in the war in neighboring Ethiopia's Tigray region. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki, left, is welcomed by Kenya's President William Ruto, right, as they arrive to speak to the media at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Eritrea's president in rare public comments has dismissed as "a fantasy" allegations that his country's forces carried out rape, looting and other abuses in the war in neighboring Ethiopia's Tigray region. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki, left, stands with Kenya's President William Ruto, right, after speaking to the media at State House in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Eritrea's president in rare public comments has dismissed as "a fantasy" allegations that his country's forces carried out rape, looting and other abuses in the war in neighboring Ethiopia's Tigray region. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)