Ethiopia rejects African Union mediation offer

Abiy Ahmed.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopia on November 21, 2020 rejected the African Union's offer to mediate in the Tigray crisis. PHOTO | FILE

Ethiopia on Saturday rejected the African Union's offer for mediation in the Tigray crisis.

Hours after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the current AU Chairperson, appointed three ex-presidents to mediate in the Tigray conflict, Ethiopia said the reporting on the mediation was fake news.