The rebels and the Ethiopian federal authorities on Saturday agreed to "humanitarian access to all those in need" in the Tigray region, which has been plagued by two years of war, they announced at a press conference in Nairobi.
The announcement follows discussions in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on the implementation of the peace agreement signed on November 2 in Pretoria, including the disarmament of rebel forces, the restoration of federal authority in Tigray and the delivery help.
The agreement signed on Saturday by Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Armed Forces (ENDF), and General Tadesse Worede, Commander-in-Chief of the Tigray rebel forces, provides "humanitarian access to all those in the need ".
This will be "with immediate effect", said former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, special envoy of the African Union.
Tigray cut off from the rest of the country
The conflict in Tigray began in November 2020 when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abyi Ahmed sent the federal army there to arrest leaders in the region who had challenged his authority for months and whom he accused of attacking federal military bases on square.
Initially defeated, Tigray rebel forces regained control of most of the region during 2021, in a counter-offensive that spilled over into Amhara and Afar and saw them approach Addis Ababa.
The rebels then retreated towards Tigray, since cut off from the rest of the country and deprived of electricity, telecommunications networks, banking services and fuel.
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