The African Union envoy for the Horn of Africa Olusegun Obasanjo warned on Monday that time is running out to find a political resolution to the raging conflict in northern Ethiopia. From November 4 to 7, Special Envoy Feltman traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he met with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hasan, Minister of Defense Abraham Belay, and Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide. Despite all the diplomatic efforts from Africa, the United States and the United Nations, the TPLF and the Ethiopian government do not seem to be near any talks. TPLF has been designated a terrorist organization by the Ethiopian government, however, the United States sees the organization as a necessary player to ending the current crisis. Ethiopians rally at the White House in Washington DC, on November 8, 2021, in support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in the ongoing conflict in Tigray.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 09, 2021 17:31 UTC