AU welcomes Tigray call for Ethiopia peace talks

Moussa Faki Mahamat, said it was a unique opportunity to end the conflict.

by The Star

Football12 September 2022 - 09:16

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• The head of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said it was a unique opportunity to end the conflict.

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The Tigrayan leadership says it is ready to participate in a peace process under the AU

The African Union has welcomed an announcement by Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia that they are willing to take part in peace negotiations.

The head of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said it was a unique opportunity to end the conflict and urged the rebels and the government in Addis Ababa to implement an immediate ceasefire.

AU Commission Chairperson @AUC_MoussaFaki welcomes the Call by the Government of Tigray for peaceful resolution of the Ethiopian conflict : https://t.co/KZJKTgFsFH pic.twitter.com/cojzuMh2Yx
— African Union (@_AfricanUnion) September 11, 2022

Fighting resumed in August after several months of calm, but on Sunday the Tigrayan leadership said it was ready to participate in a peace process under the auspices of the African Union.

There has been no direct reaction from the Ethiopian government but it has previously said it would talk anytime, anywhere.