David Satterfield the new US envoy to the Horn of Africa, and Molly Phee Assistant Secretary, will visit Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Ethiopia next week, the State Department said on Friday, calling on Addis Ababa to help end conflict in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey will encourage government officials to seize the current opening for peace by ending the air strikes and other hostilities \u2026 and laying the foundation for an inclusive national dialogue,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the United Nations human rights office expressed alarm at \u201cmultiple, deeply disturbing reports\u201d of air strikes in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, saying at least 108 civilians had been killed this year.<\/p>\n
Satterfield and Phee, whose is responsible for African affairs, will visit the three nations between Monday and Thursday, the State Department said.<\/p>\n
In the Saudi capital Riyadh, they will back a \u201ccivilian-led transition to democracy\u201d for Sudan and in the country\u2019s capital Khartoum will meet pro-democracy activists as well as military and political leaders among others.<\/p>\n
Huge crowds have regularly taken to the streets in Sudan demanding a return to civilian rule since an Oct. 25 coup ended a power-sharing arrangement that began in 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir message will be clear: the United States is committed to freedom, peace and justice for the Sudanese people,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
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