Opposition politician Mohamed Esmat was arrested on Friday soon after his meeting with PM Abiy Ahmed, aides said. Protest leaders have rejected an offer of talks from the Transitional Military Council (TMC), saying it cannot be trusted after the bloodshed. BBC World Service Africa editor Mary Harper says the latest move suggests that the mediation efforts by Abiy Ahmed have indeed not been taken seriously by the military. A number of women arrested by the RSF told the BBC that they were repeatedly beaten with sticks and threatened with execution. In his visit to Khartoum on Friday, Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed urged both sides to exercise "bravery" and try to agree steps towards democracy.

Source: Ethiopian News June 08, 2019 12:00 UTC