{"id":2230,"date":"2021-10-04T19:35:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T19:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=2230"},"modified":"2021-10-04T19:39:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T19:39:15","slug":"ethiopian-pm-abiys-shuttle-diplomacy-as-tigray-conflict-worsens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanamericanvoice.net\/?p=2230","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian PM Abiy\u2019s Shuttle Diplomacy As Tigray Conflict Worsens"},"content":{"rendered":"

KAMPALA, Uganda \u2014\u00a0As the conflict in Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray province entered the tenth month, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali embarked on shuttle diplomacy in East Africa and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Ahmed visited Turkey on Aug. 18 at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to mark the 125th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, a statement from Turkey\u2019s communications directorate said.<\/p>\n

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Erdogan said he is willing to act as a mediator in the conflict.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIf the situation deteriorates, all countries in the region will be affected,\u201d Erdogan told a joint media appearance with Abiy.<\/p>\n

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The two leaders witnessed the signing of military cooperation agreements and an undisclosed military financial deal.<\/div>\n
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Abiy then traveled to Uganda and Rwanda on Aug. 29 and discussed \u201cissues of mutual significance\u201d with presidents\u00a0Yoweri Kaguta Museveni\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0Paul Kagame<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He then visited President\u00a0Macky Sal<\/a>l of Senegal on Sept. 7 and Ghanaian President\u00a0Nana Akufo-Addo\u00a0<\/a>the following day.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy appreciation to President\u2026Addo for receiving my delegation and I at the Presidential Palace in Accra today to discuss a wide range of issues. Ethiopia and Ghana will work closely on bilateral and African issues of common interest,\u201d he\u00a0tweeted.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Political and security analysts say Abiy\u2019s trips have got to do with the worsening conflict in Tigray.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cEthiopia\u2019s present diplomatic drive in Africa aims to gain support for a new military effort aimed at destroying the TDF [Tigray Defense Forces],\u201d said\u00a0Rashid Abdi<\/a>, a Kenya-based Horn of Africa analyst.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPlan is to launch massive new offensive when the dry season starts in October, using Turkish drones, recruits, plus Eritrea.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres warned of a \u201chumanitarian catastrophe\u201d as the conflict spreads to other country regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the level of human suffering is growing \u2014 with serious political, economic and humanitarian implications for Ethiopia and the broader region,\u201d he told the\u00a0United Nations Security Council\u00a0<\/a>on Aug. 26.<\/p>\n

He said Tigrayan forces have since expanded into neighboring Amhara and Afar regions where fighting has escalated, drawing in regional armed groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least 400,000 people are living in famine-like conditions, he said.<\/p>\n

Source: Zenger News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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