Ethiopia, Tigray Officials Set to Begin Talks in South Africa to End Civil War
- Delegations of officials from both sides set to meet on Monday
- Conflict has escalated since cease-fire ended in August
People rest at the entrance of the Agda Hotel, in Semera, Afar region, after fleeing violence.
Photographer: Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images
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Officials from Ethiopia’s government and the dissident Tigray region are scheduled to hold talks in South Africa Monday on ending the nation’s almost two-year civil war, amid continuing violence in the Horn of Africa nation.
A delegation of Ethiopian officials left for South Africa on Monday morning, the Government Communication Service said on Twitter. Senior Tigrayan officials including Getachew Reda, an executive committee of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, are set to meet Ethiopian National Security Adviser Redwan Hussien and others at the talks, a spokesman for the TPLF said by phone.