“The chairperson strongly calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities and urges the parties to resume talks to seek a peaceful solution,” the AU said in a statement issued Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n
Faki reiterated the African Union’s continued commitment to working with the parties in support of a consensual political process in the interest of the country, the statement said.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday, the Ethiopian government accused the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) of resuming fighting.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the Ethiopian Government Communications Service said the rebel group started fresh attacks on different positions in the eastern front early Wednesday morning, particularly in Bisober, Zobil and Tekulesh.<\/p>\n
It said the move by the rebel group demonstrates its stance against any potential peace process.<\/p>\n
The TPLF, on the other hand, accused the federal government of starting the attack on its forces, an accusation rejected by the government, describing it as a pretext by the rebel group “to continue its warmongering behavior.”<\/p>\n
Humanitarian aid flow only resumed recently to the Tigray region after the federal government and rebel forces agreed to a conditional cessation of hostilities and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid into the region.<\/p>\n
Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation, has seen a devastating conflict between government troops and forces loyal to the rebel TPLF since November 2020, which left millions in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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