Sudan and Ethiopia leaders eventually meet. The Prime Ministers apparently had a sitting on Sunday. This is in connection with allegedly ongoing Tigray wrangles. However, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, seems to disagree. Ahmed affirms that the war is already over. However, the Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, made a physical appearance to the Ethiopian state to convince Ethiopia to halt their war in their northern Tigray region. Ahmed affirms there is no need to draw an agreement as the wrangles are over. A few hours later, the Prime Minister was on his way back to Sudan. Contrary to the two-day visit earlier mentioned by Abiy.
The Tigray fights
The month-old fights have had adverse effects on the people in the Region and the state at large. This is due to disputes between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray governing party, Tigray People`s Liberation Front. Consequently, people have lost lives, thousand to be generally exact. Estimates from the United Nations show 950,000 displaced persons. 50,000 of whom seeking refuge in Sudan.
On November 29th, Abiy declared victory over the fights. This is after his government managed to take control of Mekelle. Mekelle is the Regional capital for Tigray. However, TPLF is not yet giving in to the fight. The group has retaliated and has affirmed that the fight continues from the mountains they have been drawn to currently.
Results of the Meeting
From Abiy`s Twitter account, the discussions were fruitful. Abiy affirms that the agreements will foster a healthy relationship for both the states. However, he fails to mention whether there were discussions on the ongoing wrangles in the Tigray region. Abiy`s spokeswoman assured that the fights are over and that a regional council is, in fact, being set up in Tigray.
Ethiopia accuses Tigray of stirring up the conflicts. Ethiopia states that TPLF established a rebellious administration that made attacks on federal troops on November 4th. This explains much of Ethiopia’s decline to the African Union`s call to aid in mediating the conflict. Sudan’s efforts to use the border issues between the two as leverage are yet to be seen taking place.
Aid arrives at last
During the rising tensions between the two groups, communication was a problem. In fact, Tigray had a serious problem with access to the region. To the extent of humanitarian aid is a crisis in the region, but still, there is no access to deliver aid. Journalists and Foreign aid agencies were completely barred from the region. However, aid Saturday marked the first non-governmental aid into Mekelle, as a government administration awaits to take root on Sunday.
Ethiopia and Sudan tensions
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam apparently has stirred up tensions between these two states. However, Sudan`s` cabinet assures that the two Prime Ministers are going to continue with their negotiations. The dam is set to be the largest power producing Dam in East Africa. Ethiopia looks forward to creating job opportunities for its citizens.
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