The conflict between the government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front began in November 2020 and triggered a massive humanitarian crisis.
After nearly two years of war, the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) agreed to an immediate ceasefire. This is reported by the African Union (AU). Both sides agreed to a “cessation of hostilities”, AU mediator Olusegun Obasanjo said on Wednesday, after days of peace talks in South Africa. The conflicting parties also agreed to “systematic and coordinated disarmament”.
The rebel organization TPLF, which governs Ethiopia’s Tigray region, spoke of a “new beginning” and declared that it had made “concessions” in the peace talks.
massive humanitarian crisis
The Tigray conflict began in November 2020 with an offensive by the Ethiopian military after the TPLF repeatedly questioned the authority of the central government.
The fighting triggered a massive humanitarian crisis. At least two million people were displaced. According to a US estimate, around half a million people died in the conflict. A five-month ceasefire fueled hopes of a negotiated solution, but fighting erupted again in late August.
(APA/dpa)