Uhuru commends progress made in Tigray region in AU meeting

He however noted that a lot more still needed to be done.

In Summary
  • Uhuru noted that the silencing of the guns has largely attributed to a return to normalcy within the area.
  • He congratulated the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the TPLF for the progress so far made.
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks during virtually convened meeting of the AU on the status of the Ethiopia-Tigray peace agreement on December 1, 2023
Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta speaks during virtually convened meeting of the AU on the status of the Ethiopia-Tigray peace agreement on December 1, 2023
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Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday joined members of the African Union (AU) for the Joint Committee Meeting of the Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mechanism (MVCM) in Nairobi.

The virtually convened meeting by the AU briefed members on the status of the Ethiopia-Tigray peace agreement also referred to as the Pretoria Agreement or the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA).

The agreement was signed between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in November 2022.

Speaking during the meeting, Uhuru who is also AU High-Level Panel Member congratulated the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and the TPLF for the progress so far made.

He thanked them for upholding the end of the bargain towards ensuring a long-lasting peace in the Tigray region.

He noted that the silencing of the guns has largely attributed to a return to normalcy within the area.

He however noted that a lot more still needed to be done in furtherance of the full implementation of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) process.

The meeting was attended by the AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa and former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and former Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa and Member of the AU Panel of the Wise Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

Also in attendance were Bankole Adeoye, Commissioner for Political Affairs and Security, AU Commission Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, Director of Conflict Management, Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Chief Administrator of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray Getachew Reda among others.

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