Thank you very much.
What we have to do is.... The regional African Union, in my view, is not much of a guarantee for peace. Anyway, if we have to stick on that, the international actors like Canada, the European Union and the United States may have involvement—international or multilateral involvement—so that peace can come, at least, in a very short time.
In this case, what Canada can do is pressure the government to, at least, immediately declare a cessation of hostility. If there is a cessation of hostility declared, the Tigrayans also have to be pressured to abide by or accept that cessation of hostility. Because there are very aggressive wars going on now, and the destruction of many people.... Before the war—before November 2020—Tigray, especially in the health sector, was a model in the other parts of the region, but now more than 20% has been destroyed. What was left is now again being destroyed. What was left of the civilian population is again getting killed and raped.
The first thing Canada can do is pressure the government, at the moment, so a cessation of hostility can be declared immediately. This can also be, again, accepted by the Tigrayans or the Tigrayan or regional government.
The African Union by itself, alone.... I am not sure it can solve the problem, because the African Union is very close to the Addis regime. The other side or the other actor is usually complaining that it cannot solve the problem by itself. It needs Canada and other western countries to be involved.