A new round of peace talks for Ethiopia led by African Union representative Olusegun Obasanjo is imminent, a senior US official said on Thursday. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee said the talks could begin “soon". “We are committed to supporting talks between the parties and we're hopeful that the AU High Representative for the talks in Ethiopia, former [Nigerian] president Obasanjo, will soon announce a location and a time for those talks,” she said. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee. Meanwhile, other international organisations such as the World Food Programme this week issued a warning that they will run out of food for Ethiopian refugees by October.

Source: Ethiopian News August 11, 2022 21:03 UTC