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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Alexander Winning and Tim Cocks

Combatants in Ethiopia's Tigray war agree to stop fighting

Members of the media attend the signing by the Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussien and Tigray delegate Getachew Reda during the AU-led negotiations to resolve the conflict in northern Ethiopia, in Pretoria , South Africa, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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.

Just over a week after formal peace talks mediated by the African Union (AU) began in the South African capital Pretoria, delegates from both sides signed an agreement on a "permanent cessation of hostilities".

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