South Africa hosts African Union peace talks on Ethiopia war

South Africa hosts African Union peace talks on Ethiopia war

Chairperson of African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has commended South Africa’s leading role in trying to find a lasting solution to the civil war in Ethiopia.

South Africa is hosting African Union-led peace talks in Pretoria, which brought together warring factions for the first time since the war began in November 2020.

Former South Africa deputy president, a member of AU Panel of the Wise –  a body that provides guidance to continental body’s Peace and Security Council on issues relevant to conflict prevention – joined former Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo, who is AU High Representative for Horn of Africa and former president Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya as facilitators.

In a statement, Mahamat expressed his appreciation to President Cyril Ramaphosa and SA government for “graciously accepting to host the talks in the spirit of pan-African solidarity to find African solutions to African problems”.

Vincent Magwenya, SA’s presidential spokesperson, said the talks would continue until 30 October.

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