Ethiopia Crisis: Obasanjo jets to Addis Ababa ‘for mediation’
Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday jetted to Ethiopia to mediate in the conflict between the nation’s government and the northern Tigray region, his spokesman said.
“He is on his way to Addis Ababa for talks,” Kehinde Akinyemi told AFP on the visit of Obasanjo to the Ethiopian capital.
“He is going there for mediation,” Akinyemi said, without giving further details.
African countries failing to progress in good governance ― ReportThe attack on Saturday was claimed by TPLF which has accused Eritrea of backing the government.
![Guest posting agency=0></a></div><p>Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office on Monday dismissed claims from Ugandan officials that President Yoweri Museveni would meet with representatives of both sides in an effort to facilitate talks.</p><p>Ugandan officials told AFP over the weekend those meetings would begin Monday in Uganda and would involve Demeke Mekonnen, Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister.</p><p>“The claims by various news outlets that Ethiopian officials are expected to take part in mediation talks with TPLF in Uganda are inaccurate and not substantiated,” a government statement said.</p><p>Abiy has previously said any talks can’t begin until the TPLF is fully disarmed, resisting calls from world leaders for an immediate end to hostilities.</p><p>[AFP]</p><p><a href=http://vanguardngr.com/ ><strong>Vanguard News Nigeria</strong></a></p><p>The post <a rel=nofollow href=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/11/ethiopia-crisis-obasanjo-jets-to-addis-ababa-for-mediation/ >Ethiopia Crisis: Obasanjo jets to Addis Ababa ‘for mediation’</a> appeared first on <a rel=nofollow href=https://www.vanguardngr.com/ >Vanguard News</a>.</p><div class=saboxplugin-wrap itemtype=http://schema.org/Person itemscope itemprop=author><div class=saboxplugin-tab><div class=saboxplugin-gravatar><img alt src=](https://i.ibb.co/Tcc2Lcb/Guestposting-336x280-3.jpg)
