.13 Nov 2022 08:53
Representatives of the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed an agreement on Saturday to implement a peace deal, seeking to put an end to the two-year conflict.
Both sides agreed to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the region of more than 5 million people, the Associated Press reported citing the text of the accord.
Commanders of both armies had been meeting in Kenya’s capital Nairobi since Monday, to discuss the terms of the agreement,
“We will fully dedicate ourselves to implementing the Pretoria agreement and this declaration,” said Birhanu Jula, a senior Ethiopian military official and one of the government representatives at the talks.
The deal will go into effect “immediately”, mediator Olusegun Obasanjo told a news conference before the signing.