Nairobi, Oct. 16 -- The African Union is still mum on the next course of action after its planned peace talks between Ethiopia's warring parties were abruptly cancelled, raising questions on the capacity challenges at the continental body.

The AU had sponsored peace talks between the Ethiopia government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the rebel group in the northern Tigray region, last week, before they fell through on logistical problems.

They had been scheduled for Sunday, October 9, in South Africa although the AU did not clarify on which city.

A spokesperson for the African Union Commission did not respond to our inquiries even though the AU had said last week before the cancellation that it would communicate on the pl...