Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South Africa

By CARA ANNA
Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and the federal government have been invited to peace talks in South Africa this weekend as part of a pan-African effort to end one of the world’s most overlooked wars. That’s according to a letter seen by The Associated Press. This would be the highest-level effort yet to end the two-year war that has killed thousands of people from conflict and starvation. Ethiopia’s national security adviser says the government has accepted the invitation. The Tigray leader says he is ready to send their negotiating team but has questions.