Ethiopia Sets Up Team For Tigray Peace Talks

The Ethiopian government says it has set up a seven-member committee to hold peace talks with Tigrayan forces in a bid to end the 19-month civil war. <br />It is to be chaired by the country's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Demeke Mekonen. <br />Ethiopia's Justice Minister Gediwon Timothios says the governing party would only agree to the African Union leading the peace process.