Today, Tuesday, the African Peace and Security Council expressed its concern about the continuing battles between government forces and the forces of the Tigray Liberation Front in Ethiopia, while the US envoy to the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, returned to Ethiopia in an effort to contribute to ending the conflict.

Feltman is expected to hold talks with the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, in an effort to reach an agreement on a ceasefire between the two parties.

In turn, the African Peace and Security Council warned - in a statement - that what is happening in Ethiopia will have its effects on peace, security and stability in the region, especially the political and humanitarian situation.

The Council urged all parties to engage in a meaningful and comprehensive dialogue, to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, and to give priority to the national interest.

It condemned all forms of hate speech, incitement to violence and discrimination, and the mobilization of civilians on the basis of national, ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic identity.

International Warnings

For its part, the United States of America called on all parties in Ethiopia to stop the fighting in the country immediately, noting that the country "faces an existential threat from within."

The US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield, said during a UN Security Council session on the Ethiopian crisis, that "the unity and integrity of the Ethiopian state faces an existential threat from within, and millions of innocent civilians are at risk as the conflict expands and the warring parties (in Tigray) advance towards (the capital). ) Addis Ababa".

She stressed that the only solution to this conflict is a political solution, warning that the longer the conflict continues, the more difficult the road to peace becomes, the window of opportunity becomes limited and time is running out.

In turn, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo warned that the outbreak of civil war in Ethiopia is a "real and present danger."

DiCarlo said - in the Security Council session - that Ethiopia's descent into a large-scale civil war is a real danger, and if this happened, it would cause a humanitarian disaster, and harm the future of the country, which she described as important.

She explained that about 7 million people in northern Ethiopia need humanitarian assistance.


Fierce battles

These statements come at a time when the battles are escalating in the north, as the Ethiopian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Radwan Hussein said that the decision not to negotiate with groups designated as terrorist is still in place.

The minister added that Addis Ababa will not succumb to the pressures exerted on it, and that it adheres to the independence of its decision.

And the French news agency quoted the commander of the Oromo Liberation Army in Ethiopia, Gal Moro, as saying that his forces approached the capital, Addis Ababa, and were preparing to launch another attack, and he expected the war to end very soon.

The OLA commander emphasized that the federal government was only trying to buy time and provoke a civil war in the country;

That is why the people are called to fight.


government support

Twelve political parties in the Oromia region (Ethiopia's largest region) pledged to fully support the government's efforts to eliminate what they described as terrorist groups.

The Oromia parties indicated - in a joint statement - that the "Ong Sheni" group has become affiliated with the Tigray Liberation Front, and accused it of attacking civilians and looting their property in the regions of Waleja and Goji in the Oromia region.

These parties indicated that the alliance of the Tigray Front and the "Aung Sheni" group committed acts described as terrorist, and this reflects their indifference to the Ethiopian people, according to the statement.

The parties pledged to contribute to the security operations to eliminate these groups, which they described as terrorist.