U.S., African Union envoys arrive in Ethiopia to revive truce efforts

FILE PHOTO: Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo speaks during Concordia Americas Summit, in Bogota, Colombia May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Two top international diplomats trying to revive peace talks and bring about a ceasefire in Ethiopia's year-long conflict have returned to the country, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Nigerian president and now the African Union's High Representative for the Horn of Africa, and Jeffrey Feltman, the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, both arrived on Thursday, ministry spokesperson Dina Mufti said.