ADDIS ABABA 17 Apr (ANA) - A Sudanese military delegation has held its first meeting with the African Union (AU) at its headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

 

Tuesday's talks with AU commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat came after the pan-African body's peace and security council gave the junta a 15-day deadline to hand power to a civilian-led administration or face expulsion.

 

The delegation, led by Lt-Gen Jalal al-Sheikh al-Tayeb, gave Mr Mahamat a written message from military ruler Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, the AU said in a statement, without divulging its content.

 

The AU is currently chaired by Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, who also took power in a coup in 2014.(ANA)

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