The disarmament is a key part of the peace deal signed two months ago between the government and the rebel group. Tigrayan rebels have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of an agreement signed more than two months ago to end a gruelling conflict in northern Ethiopia, a spokesman for the rebel authorities said. A few days later, on December 29, Ethiopian federal police entered Mekelle for the first time in 18 months. The fighting has stopped since November’s peace deal, the rebels claiming to have disengaged 65 percent of their fighters from the front lines. Humanitarian operations have been ramped up since the peace deal, but the amount of food and medical aid being delivered remains far below the enormous needs.

Source: Ethiopian News January 11, 2023 06:50 UTC