Hopes for quick relief for millions of civilians threatened by malnutrition, disease and attacks in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were dashed last weekend as longawaited peace talks were postponed without any new date set. The meeting between the warring sides in the two-year-old conflict in Tigray would have been the first since a ceasefire broke down in late August.
However, poor organisation, logistical issues and a failure to consult key participants in advance appear to have derailed the initiative by the African Union (AU), a body representing more than 50 countries on the continent.
The conflict between the Tigray
