It's now time for Ethiopia to give peace a chance

A destroyed tank is seen by the side of the road south of Humera, in an area of western Tigray annexed by the Amhara region during the ongoing conflict, in Ethiopia Saturday, May 1, 2021. [AP Photo]

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is in South Africa to try and broker peace between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray rebels, his first major assignment since passing the mantle to William Ruto.

Mr Kenyatta and former South African Vice President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka are being led by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo in the talks organised by the African Union.