African Union Sets New Date For Peace Talks In Ethiopian Conflict

The Ethiopian prime minister's national security adviser, Redwan Hussien The African Union has announced a new date for peace talks between Ethiopia’s warring factions that will be held in South Africa. <br />Mr. Hussien says the talks with the Tigray People's Liberation Front will now be held on 24 October and confirmed the government's participation. <br />The TPLF has not commented on the new date but had previously welcomed peace talks with the government. <br />Fighting continues in the two-year-long civil war with government soldiers this week seizing three towns in the northern Tigray region from the rebels