The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has publicly criticized African Union mediator Olusegun Obasanjo, asserting that his mediation efforts lack neutrality and concrete substance.
In regional developments, a United Nations mission reported that Ethiopian nationals have been identified among foreign fighters allied with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, prompting a request for official engagement from Addis Ababa. Meanwhile, Sudanese military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan inspected army readiness in Blue Nile State amid reported RSF mobilization near the Ethiopian border.
In international and diaspora news, the Ethiopian Embassy in Saudi Arabia announced the arrest of a murder suspect and five accomplices, alongside the detention of more than 100 Ethiopian nationals over social media content. Additionally, officials from Ethiopia and the United States held bilateral discussions addressing trade partnerships and Horn of Africa security.
