Ethiopia-Tigray peace talks open in South Africa
29 October 2022 |
3:28 pm
Peace talks aimed at ending the two-year-old conflict in the Tigray regions of Ethiopia have begun in Pretoria. The negotiations follow a surge in violence in recent weeks.
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