After holding talks with Abiy, one member of the opposition’s delegation, Mohammad Esmat, was arrested by security forces, sources from his party said. The military council could not immediately be reached for comment. The young Ethiopian reformist premier first went into a meeting with General Abdul Fattah Al Burhan, the head of the ruling military council. Abiy was welcomed by Lieutenant General Shams El Din Kabbashi, spokesman for the Transitional Military Council (TMC). The military council and opposition had been in talks for weeks over who should lead Sudan’s transition to democracy.

Source: Ethiopian News June 08, 2019 02:48 UTC