Photo credit : OPMborkenaJune 7, 2019As Sudan’s opposition demands a transfer of power from the Transitional Military Council to a civilian government, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed led a high-level delegation to Sudan to broker peace between the two contending forces in Sudan. According to the Sudan Tribune, It was head of the IGAD that initiated Prime Minister for mediation in Sudan. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew and Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Defense Force, General Seare Mekonnen, among others, are part of the Prime Minister’s entourage to Sudan. The delegation held talks with Chief of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, Lt. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. He told the opposition group that Ethiopia is fully committed to fostering peace in the region and that unity is a precondition for peace in Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2019 23:03 UTC