The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat is following with “deep concern the reports of renewed military confrontation in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia”.
The Chairperson strongly calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities and urges the parties to resume talks to seek a peaceful solution. The Chairperson reiterates the African Union’s continued commitment to work with the parties in support of a consensual political process in the interest of the country.
“To this end, the Chairperson calls on the parties to engage with the AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa, former Nigerian President H.E Olusegun Obasanjo,” the AU chairperson said.
In a related development, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Dr Workneh Gebeyehu is profoundly concerned at reports of hostilities on the border of Tigray region of Ethiopia and calls “for immediate ceasefire and for the parties to privilege dialogue”.
The Executive Secretary calls on all sides involved to immediately refrain hostilities and escalation and recommit to dialogue to find sustainable peace in the best interest of the people of Ethiopia and the entire region.