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Ethiopia peace deal hailed as a ‘new dawn’

World and regional leaders welcome the peace agreement, stressing this is the first step to end the bloody war.

Al Jazeera

'Excellent News': World Hails Ethiopia Truce

Ethiopia's government and the rebel authorities in the Tigray region said Wednesday they had signed a deal to cease hostilities after two years of brutal conflict. Here are some of the reactions from around the world: - 'Welcome first step' - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres heralded the announcement as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ethiopia warring parties agree to cease hostilities

Pretoria (AFP) - The warring sides in Ethiopia announced Wednesday an agreement to silence their guns after two years of devastating conflict that have claimed thousands of lives and left millions needing aid in Africa's second most populous country.

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Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: Warring sides agree ‘permanent end’ to conflict

The two-year conflict has killed thousands and left many more at risk of famine

Evening Standard

Parties to War in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Agree to Stop Fighting

The Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed on Wednesday to cease hostilities, a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands facing famine. Delegates from both sides signed the agreement in the South African capital Pretoria, just…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ethiopia warring parties agree to truce deal

Pretoria (AFP) - The warring sides in Ethiopia's devastating conflict have agreed on a truce, the African Union's mediator announced on Wednesday following marathon talks in South Africa.

AFP

Ethiopia warring parties agree to truce, says mediator

Pretoria (AFP) - Warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray have agreed to a truce, the African Union's mediator said Wednesday following marathon talks in South Africa.

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Warring parties in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict agree to truce

Ethiopia’s warring sides agreed Wednesday to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a conflict believed to have killed hundreds of thousands, but enormous challenges lie ahead, including getting all parties to lay down arms or withdraw.

France 24

Ethiopia: Government, Tigrayan forces agree to end two-year war

African Union says Ethiopia’s government and Tigrayan forces formally agree to end fighting after talks in South Africa.

Al Jazeera

Combatants in Ethiopia's Tigray war agree to stop fighting

Reuters

Ethiopia-Tigray war parties agree pause: expert insights into two years of devastating conflict

The main combatants in the two-year Ethiopia-Tigray war have announced a dramatic pause in hostilities. What started on November 3 2020 as a swift armed mission by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed to bring the rebellious state of Tigray to order soon degenerated into a humanitarian nightmare in which innocent…

The Conversation

Tigray peace talks continue in South Africa

Peace talks between the Ethiopian government and rebel authorities in Tigray have been extended into this week. The talks are aimed at finding a resolution to the two-year conflict that has killed thousands of people and created a humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia.

Radio France Internationale

Somalia attacks toll jumps to 116 amid appeals for aid

Mogadishu (AFP) - The death toll from twin bombings in Somalia at the weekend has increased to 116, officials in charge of rescue operations said Monday, as the country's president issued an urgent plea for international help for victims.

AFP

Somalia appeals for international help after deadly blasts

Mogadishu (AFP) - Somalia's president has issued an urgent plea for international help for wounded victims of devastating car bombings at the weekend that claimed the lives of 100 people.

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AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo

Nairobi (AFP) - African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after rebels made further progress there and Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador.

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Death toll from Somalia twin bombings climbs to 100

The number of people killed in twin car bombings in the Somali capital Mogadishu, claimed by Al-Shabaab Islamists, has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday.

France 24

Death toll from Somalia twin bombings rises to 100

The number of people killed in an attack on Saturday at a busy intersection in the Somali capital Mogadishu has risen to 100, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Tigray rebels arrive in South Africa for peace talks on Ethiopian crisis

Tigrayan rebels say their negotiators have arrived in South Africa for African Union-led peace talks with Ethiopia's government. The discussions are aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the country's two-year war.

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Tigray rebels in South Africa for peace talks

Nairobi (AFP) - Tigrayan rebels said their negotiators have arrived in South Africa for African Union-led peace talks with Ethiopia's government aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the country's brutal two-year war.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the world’s forgotten conflict: Ethiopia’s devastating war

Editorial: Civilians in Tigray are in grave danger following the collapse of the ceasefire. World leaders must turn their attention to this crisis

The Independent UK

Ethiopia takes Tigray town ahead of anticipated peace talks

A humanitarian worker says Ethiopian and Eritrean forces have taken control of the historic town of Adwa in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region

Reuters

U.S. welcomes Ethiopia peace talks set for next week

The United States welcomes Friday's announcement of peace talks led by the African Union between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan regional authorities, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

The Independent UK

Official document describes scale of abuses in Ethiopia war

Dozens of women and girls have been raped and hundreds of civilians killed during fighting in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Reuters

African Union says Ethiopia peace talks to start Oct. 24 in S.Africa

The African Union said on Friday peace talks it is leading that are aimed at ending the conflict in Ethiopia would start on Oct. 24 in South Africa.

The Independent UK

New October date set for talks in Ethiopia's Tigray war

The Ethiopian prime minister’s national security adviser says the African Union has scheduled peace talks to resolve Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict for Oct. 24

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