Kenyan politicians are to hold a second day of talks brokered by former UN chief Kofi Annan today as African leaders gather in Ethiopia for a summit.
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki will travel to Addis Ababa for the 53-nation African Union meeting, a forum where his country is more used to playing the role of regional peacemaker than a cause of continental concern.
Political and ethnic violence has killed 850 people in Kenya since Mr Kibaki's disputed re-election on December 27th.
Many Kenyans are concerned over what will happen if Mr Annan's mediation fails to force an agreement between Mr Kibaki and his rival Raila Odinga, leader of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) who says the presidential poll was rigged.
The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union threw their weight behind the former UN Secretary-General's efforts at a meeting in London on Tuesday.