Ethiopia votes to remove rebel Tigray party from official terror list

A meeting on the implementation of the Ethiopia permanent cessation of hostilities agreement between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front in Nairobi last year. AFP - YASUYOSHI CHIBA

Ethiopia's parliament on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front from an official list of terrorist groups, a key step in the peace process following the two-year conflict in the country's north.

The Ethiopian parliament has voted to lift the terrorist designation of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) with a majority vote.