The AU peace commissioner hopes that existing initiatives will bring about durable peace in EthiopiaDina Mufti, spokesperson of MFAE, during briefingborkenaBankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security seem to have a positivist evaluation of Ethiopia’s effort for lasting peace – something the United States has been pushing for over a year now by calling for the cessation of hostility. It was during a meeting with Demeke Mekonnen, last week, that the AU commissioner expressed optimism, from the reports of the Ministry, on the peace initiative. Last month, the Ethiopian government declared a humanitarian truce just a day after the US special envoy to the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield, visited Addis Ababa. The humanitarian truce is meant to facilitate, as disclosed by the Ethiopian government, the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Tigray region. There had been frequent humanitarian fights to Mekelle, and at least 50 trucks of WFP aid had been delivered since then.

Source: Ethiopian News April 21, 2022 23:48 UTC