Johannesburg: The African Union says the Ethiopian government and Tigrai rebel forces have formally agreed to end fighting after talks in South Africa.
According to the World News Agency, Olusegun Obasanjo, who played the role of mediator on behalf of the African Union, announced this important development in a press conference, saying that the parties in the northern region of Tigray, Ethiopia, have agreed to a permanent end to the fighting.
African Union mediator Olisegun Obasanjo, who is also a former president of Nigeria, said in the first briefing on the peace talks that the parties agreed to disarmament and restoration of law and order, including restoration of the state and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid. Is.
Olisegun Obasanjo hailed the agreement as a sign of a new "dawn" while the head of the Tigrai rebels' delegation, Getachew Reda, who is also an adviser to the self-styled president of Tigrai, assured the deal's immediate implementation.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abe Ahmed also called the end of the conflict an important success for the country and said that the nation will be stronger and the journey of development will continue.
It should be noted that in November 2020, there was a rebellion against the government in the Tigrai region of Ethiopia and the local forces were fighting the Federal Army of Ethiopia. The fighting also involved forces from Amhara and Afar, as well as neighboring Eritrea.
So far, more than 10,000 people, including civilians, have been killed in the war, while millions of people have been displaced. On the intervention of the African Union, the parties agreed to a ceasefire, but the details of the agreement have not yet been made public.
