Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Sudan's capital on Friday to spearhead mediation efforts between the military and opposition leaders, days after the killing of dozens of unarmed protesters by a notorious paramilitary force. Abiy met members of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) - which has ruled Sudan since long-time leader Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a coup in April - and was expected to hold talks with the opposition Freedom and Change alliance later in the day. TMC spokesman Lieutenant-General Shams-Eddin Kabbashi received the Ethiopian prime minister at Khartoum International Airport for the one-day visit, before he met military leader Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. "If there are any external parties in the region who can bring the two sides together it would be Ethiopian prime minister and government," Allo told Al Jazeera. Sudan's pro-democracy leaders have vowed to continue their campaign of civil disobedience until the military council is removed and killers of protesters are brought to justice.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2019 09:33 UTC