Troubled Ethiopia plays host to African Union summit
Just three months ago, people were fleeing Ethiopia after rebel forces from Tigray and Oromia were threatening to over-run the capital. This week, traffic is moving in the opposite direction, as delegations from across Africa fly in for the latest summit of the African Union. Question is: Can Ethiopia鈥檚 warring sides end the 15-month conflict in the north of the country?
The 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 Catherine Byaruhanga has been gaging the thoughts of Hailu Kebede, Head of Foreign Affairs for Salsay Weyane Tigray, a political party in Tigray and Hone Mandefro, Advocacy Director for Amhara Association of America.
(Picture: Ministers and participants gather for a family photo as the 35th session of the African Union Summit kicks off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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