An Ethiopian government delegation was on its way to the capital of Tigray on Monday morning for the first official visit by senior federal officials more than two years after the start of a conflict in the rebel region, the government announced. The government and rebel authorities signed an agreement in Pretoria on November 2 to end a war that has ravaged northern Ethiopia for two years, killing tens of thousands and plunging the region into a deep humanitarian crisis. The agreement provides for the disarmament of rebel forces, the re-establishment of federal authority in Tigray and the reopening of access to the region. These two forces lent a hand to the Ethiopian army during the conflict but were not present at the Pretoria talks. Since the agreement was signed, representatives of the rebel authorities and the government have met several times, including twice in the capital Nairobi.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2022 11:31 UTC