The conflict in Africa’s second most populous nation pits the federal government against regional forces led by a party that used to dominate national politics.
The diplomatic sources, who asked not to be named, said the postponement was related to organising logistics and that a new date had not yet been scheduled.
“You don’t just expect people to show up on a certain date as if this was some kind of get-together,” he said in a text message. The negotiations will be led by Olusegun Obasanjo, the AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa, according to one of the AU’s invitation letters seen by Reuters.Some activists from Amhara, a region bordering Tigray that has fought alongside the federal government in the war, oppose the talks.
Even in its letter accepting the AU invitation, the TPLF suggested it had reservations, asking for clarification on who had been invited as participants, observers and guarantors.
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