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Ethiopian refugees who fled the fighting in the Tigray region gather at a border reception center in eastern Sudan’s Gedaref state on November 20.
Photographer: Ashraf Shazly / AFP / Getty Images
Photographer: Ashraf Shazly / AFP / Getty Images
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The UAE called on Ethiopian leaders to return to the talks and end a military conflict that pits the country’s central government against the breakaway northern state of Tigray, the official UAE news agency WAM reported.
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed “stressed the need to return and implement the rule of law” in Ethiopia, which is “key to security and stability in the Horn of Africa and the region. “WAM reported Sunday. The minister said that the UAE has been in contact with many of its partners in Africa and the region to help end the conflict by peaceful means, according to the statement.
Hostilities in Ethiopia erupted on November 4 after months of tension between the federal and regional governments and have triggered a humanitarian crisis. Tigrayan authorities say 100,000 people have been displaced and the United Nations has warned that 1.1 million more people may need help. There are no official figures on the number of people killed.
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