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| Ethiopia and Tigray Rebels Agree to End Civil War, Mediators Say | Ethiopia and Tigray Rebels Agree to End Civil War, Mediators Say |
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| The Ethiopian government and rebel forces in the country’s northern Tigray region agreed on Wednesday to what they called “a permanent cessation of hostilities” in a brutal civil war that began two years ago. | The Ethiopian government and rebel forces in the country’s northern Tigray region agreed on Wednesday to what they called “a permanent cessation of hostilities” in a brutal civil war that began two years ago. |
| The announcement by mediators came after the latest round of peace talks convened in South Africa by the African Union. | The announcement by mediators came after the latest round of peace talks convened in South Africa by the African Union. |
| “The two parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities,” said Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian president, who has led the on-and-off negotiations for more than a year. “This moment is not the end of the peace process,” he added, “but the beginning of it.” | “The two parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities,” said Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian president, who has led the on-and-off negotiations for more than a year. “This moment is not the end of the peace process,” he added, “but the beginning of it.” |
| The civil war, which began in November 2020, has led to widespread destruction and atrocities, left thousands dead or injured, displaced millions and put many on the verge of famine. |