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Second day of Ethiopia peace talks in South Africa

Pretoria (AFP) - The first formal peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region went into a second day in South Africa on Wednesday.

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Ethiopia peace talks enter day two in South Africa

Pretoria (AFP) - The first formal peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region entered day two in South Africa on Wednesday.

AFP

Ethiopia peace talks open in South Africa

Johannesburg (AFP) - The first formal peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region opened in South Africa on Tuesday.

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Ethiopia rivals gear up for South Africa peace talks

Nairobi (AFP) - The warring sides in Ethiopia were readying Monday for peace talks in South Africa aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the brutal two-year conflict.

AFP

Tigray rebels in South Africa for peace talks

Nairobi (AFP) - Tigrayan rebels said their negotiators have arrived in South Africa for African Union-led peace talks with Ethiopia's government aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the country's brutal two-year war.

AFP

Tigray war: two years on, the AU has failed to broker peace and silence the guns

The African Union pledged in 2016 to “silence the guns” by the end of 2020, an ambitious agenda of ending armed conflicts on the continent. Just two months before that deadline, the deadliest war in years erupted in Ethiopia. On 3 November 2020, the armies of the Federal Government of…

The Conversation

Ethiopia says govt forces seize three towns in Tigray

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia said Tuesday its forces had seized three towns in Tigray, the latest major battleground shift in the brutal war, as the UN warned the situation was spiralling out of control with an "utterly staggering" toll on civilians.

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UN chief warns Ethiopia 'spiralling out of control'

Addis Ababa (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the situation in Ethiopia was "spiralling out of control" as fighting raged in the north of the country and the government vowed to seize control of airports and other sites in Tigray.

AFP

Ethiopia vows to seize airports in Tigray despite peace pledge

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's government on Monday vowed to seize control of airports and other sites in Tigray, while at the same time reiterating a commitment to peace talks, as international alarm mounted over fighting in the war-torn region.

AFP

Ethiopia vows to seize airports, facilities in Tigray as AU calls for truce

Ethiopia's government has vowed to seize control of airports and other federal facilities in the country's Tigray region, a day after the African Union appealed for a ceasefire.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia vows to seize airports, other sites in Tigray

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's government on Monday vowed to seize control of airports and other federal facilities in war-torn Tigray, a day after the African Union appealed for a ceasefire to the conflict.

AFP

Calls grow for Ethiopia peace effort as fighting intensifies

Diplomats are calling on Ethiopia’s federal authorities and their rivals in the northern region of Tigray to agree to a cease-fire as heavy fighting raises growing humanitarian fears

The Independent UK

Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray say would respect ceasefire

Nairobi (AFP) - Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray region announced Sunday they would respect a ceasefire as fighting intensified in the country's war-torn north, and the African Union called for an immediate truce.

AFP

AU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

The call for a truce comes as the pan-African body makes efforts to bring the warring sides to negotiating table.

Al Jazeera

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Exclusive-Ethiopia debt relief delay partly due to civil war: state finance minister

Delays in restructuring Ethiopia's debt due to the failings of a new global mechanism for resolving debt problems are "disappointing," the east African nation's state finance minister said on Saturday, adding that he planned to raise it with the head of the IMF later in the day.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Does China’s ‘palace diplomacy’ benefit Africa or Beijing?

China’s practice of gifting million-dollar buildings to governments across Africa is under renewed scrutiny.

AFP

Chad ex-opposition figure Saleh Kebzabo named prime minister

N'Djamena (AFP) - Chadian ruler Mahamat Idriss Deby pushed ahead Wednesday with declared plans to steer the country back to civilian government, appointing a former opposition figure as prime minister to head an interim administration of "national union."

Asharq Al-Awsat

Morocco Committed to Addressing Terrorism Threat in Africa

Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad Nasser Bourita said on Friday Rabat is committed to promoting cooperation in order to address the complex and transnational nature of the terrorist threat in Africa. This commitment is reflected first by the Kingdom's accession to several sub-regional cooperation frameworks…

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Postponement of Tigray peace talks latest blow in Ethiopia’s hidden war

Airstrikes, malnutrition and disease have claimed thousands of lives in one of the most deadly but least reported conflicts in the world

The Independent UK

Peace talks in Ethiopian conflict are delayed, diplomats say

Diplomatic sources say African Union-sponsored peace talks to resolve Ethiopia’s two year-long Tigray conflict will not take place as planned this weekend

Radio France Internationale

Kenyatta, Obasanjo to broker AU peace talks with Ethiopia and Tigray

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will be heading to South Africa to join Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday as mediators for African Union-brokered peace talks between the Federal government of Ethiopia and Tigray representatives.

AFP

Ethiopian govt, Tigray rebels, say ready for peace talks after AU invite

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's government and rebels from the country's Tigray region said Wednesday they were ready to attend peace talks after the African Union invited both parties to negotiations in South Africa.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia, Tigray leaders invited for talks in South Africa

A diplomat in Addis Ababa has said the African Union is still waiting for a response from the Tigrayan side.

AFP

Ethiopia govt says accepts AU invite to peace talks

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's government said Wednesday it has accepted an African Union invitation to hold peace talks with Tigrayan rebels after a flare-up in fighting in the nearly two-year war in the country's north.

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