A Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighter reacts to people as he parades by a car in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia on June 29, 2021. PHOTO | AFP
Tigrayan rebels agreed to a "cessation of hostilities" on Friday, a new turning point in the nearly 17-month war in northern Ethiopia following the government's announcement of an indefinite humanitarian truce a day earlier.
The rebels said in a statement sent to AFP early Friday that they were "committed to implementing a cessation of hostilities effective immediately," and urged Ethiopian authorities to hasten delivery of emergency aid into Tigray, where hundreds of thousands face starvation.
