Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, told parliament on Tuesday that the ceasefire agreement between his government and forces in Tigray would be implemented ‘honestly’. The two sides signed a further deal in Kenya on Saturday on the full implementation of the truce reached between the warring sides some 2 weeks ago in South Africa. The prime minister added that the agreement was necessary to ensure that peace in the northern Tigray region would be sustainable. Under the agreement signed on Saturday, both sides have pledged to allow aid workers into the region unhindered. Prime Minister Abiy came to power in April 2018, pledging a raft of political and economic reforms in Ethiopia after almost three decades of government dominated by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).

Source: Ethiopian News November 15, 2022 16:54 UTC