The Talks are facilitated by H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, the AU High
Representative for the Horn of Africa and former President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, along with former President Uhuru Kenyatta
of the Republic of Kenya; and former Deputy President Dr Phumzile
Mlambo-Ngcuka of the Republic of South Africa.
Representatives of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development
(IGAD), the United Nations (UN) and the Government of the United States
of America (USA) are participating as observers to the AU-led peace
process.
In this regard, the Chairperson expresses his profound appreciation
to H.E. President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Government of South Africa for
graciously accepting to host the talks in the spirit of pan-African
solidarity to find African solutions to African problems.
The Chairperson is further encouraged by the early demonstration of
commitment to peace by the Parties and to seek a lasting political
solution to the conflict in the supreme interest of Ethiopia.
The Chairperson reiterates the AU’s continued commitment to support
the Parties in an Ethiopian-owned and AU-led process to silence the guns
towards a united, stable, peaceful and resilient Ethiopia.
