Back to normalcy as guns go silent in Ethiopian conflict

Ethiopia TPLF peace agreement

Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussein (left) and TPLF representative Getachew Reda (right) exchange documents after signing a peace agreement on November 2, 2022. The Ethiopian government now says it is normalising life scene in the troubled Tigray region. PHOTO | PHILL MAGAKOE | AFP

The Ethiopian government says it is normalising life scene in the troubled Tigray region where a two-year war with rebels there had shut down the economy, even as the question of Eritrean troops persists.

On Thursday, Ethiopia’s Government Communication Service said a joint disarmament team, composed of Ethiopian government representatives and those of Tigray armed combatants, would be meeting in Shire town in Tigray to discuss a disarmament programme for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).