Africa Union welcomes commitment of Tigrayan, Ethiopian forces to peace talks

Africa Union welcomes commitment of Tigrayan, Ethiopian forces to peace talks

African Union-led peace talks due to start soon in South Africa towards achieving lasting peace in Ethiopia

By Andrew Wasike

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – African Union (AU) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomed Thursday a commitment by the government of Ethiopia and Tigray rebels to hold peace talks on the Ethiopian conflict.

The government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) both agreed on Wednesday to an invitation to peace talks in South Africa by the African Union for the restoration of peace and stability in Ethiopia.

Mahamat noted that the peace talks will be conducted through a high-level panel of eminent Africans established purposefully for the Ethiopian peace process.

“The panel is led by H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa and former President of Nigeria, along with H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of Kenya, and H.E. Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former Deputy President of South Africa and member of the AU Panel of the Wise,” the AU statement noted, adding the talks aim at bringing lasting peace in Ethiopia.

After close to two years of war between the rival forces, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed through his national security adviser Redwan Hussein agreed to the AU-led peace talks.

Ethiopia noted that the invitation to the peace talks is in line with the county’s principled position regarding the peaceful resolution of the conflicts.

In a letter to the AU chairperson, TPLF spokesman Getachew Reda said the government of Tigray is ready to participate in the proposed peace talks in South Africa, asserting its commitment to a peaceful resolution of the current conflict.

Thousands of people have been killed in Ethiopia as government forces have been fighting Tigrayan rebels since November 2020.

The conflict has also impacted other areas of the country, forcing at least 2 million people from their homes and leaving multitudes of civilians without access to critical humanitarian assistance and facing acute food insecurity.

According to the UN, all parties to the conflict including the Ethiopian army, Tigrayan forces and the Eritrean military have “to varying degrees” committed violations of international human rights.

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