Africa
Ethiopia, Tigray Rebel Officials Meet To Discuss Implementation Of Peace Deal
The talks were initially scheduled on December 20 and December 23rd.
Senior Ethiopian government officials and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) representatives On Wednesday, met in Kenya to discuss the implementation of the November peace agreement signed in South Africa.
The talks were initially scheduled on December 20 and December 23rd.
The Wednesday meeting comes as the rebel TPLF said some parts of the Tigray region are finding it difficult to access much-needed humanitarian assistance. The rebels blame the problems on the presence of Eritrean troops, who entered Tigray during the war, to support the Ethiopian government.
During the three-day consultative meeting the two sides are expected to discuss on the outcome document on the implementation of the disarmament process, finalisation and adoption of the terms of reference for the African Union monitoring, verification and compliance mechanism and the next steps to be implemented.
The meeting takes place amidst growing calls for the urgent deployment of the AU’s monitoring and verification team whose establishment is provided under article 11 of Pretoria permanent agreement.