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- Ethiopia PM expected to mediate in Sudan crisis
Pictures shared on the official Twitter account of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed show him meeting Sudan’s military leaders:
Office of the Prime Minister – Ethiopia ✔ @PMEthiopia
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, together with his delegation, arrived in Khartoum, Sudan this morning for talks with the Chief of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, Lt. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.#PMOEthiopia 894 3:45 AM – Jun 7, 2019 506 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy
Office of the Prime Minister – Ethiopia ✔ @PMEthiopia
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, together with his delegation, arrived in Khartoum, Sudan this morning for talks with the Chief of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, Lt. Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.#PMOEthiopia 894 3:45 AM – Jun 7, 2019 506 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy
He flew into the country on Friday morning to help mediate in the crisis and try and restart talks between the Transitional Military Council and the protesters.
Negotiations were halted after security forces broke up protests on Monday killing dozens of people.