Kgalema Motlanthe joins AU envoys in Ethiopia as Tigray surrender deadline nears
Motlanthe and former presidents Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia on peace mission as Ethiopian forces poised to attack Mekelle
25 November 2020 - 17:37
Addis Ababa — AU envoys went to Ethiopia on Wednesday hours before an ultimatum was to expire for Tigrayan forces to surrender in a war that has shaken the northern region.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government has set a 72-hour deadline for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to lay down arms or face an assault on their highland capital Mekelle, home to half a million people...
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