NAIROBI: Ethiopia's prime minister arrived in Khartoum on Friday (Jun 7) to meet the chief of Sudan's ruling military council in a bit to mediate in the political crisis that has followed the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April. "Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, together with his delegation, arrived in Khartoum, Sudan, this morning for talks," Abiy's office said on Twitter. AdvertisementAdvertisementA diplomatic source said on Thursday that Ethiopia planned to meet members of both the ruling Transitional Military Council headed by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the opposition. The Ethiopian initiative follows the worst bloodshed in Sudan since Bashir was ousted by the military after four months of protests against his repressive three-decade rule. The opposition says 108 people were killed in the storming of a civilian protest camp on Monday and a subsequent wider crackdown.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2019 08:26 UTC