Ethiopia's Tigray rebels announced the start of handing over heavy weapons, a key part of a peace agreement signed more than two months ago to end a deadly conflict in northern Ethiopia. The spokesman for the rebel Tigrayan forces in northern Ethiopia, Getachew Reda, said in a statement today that the transfer had been part of its commitment to implement the "Pretoria" agreement, which was signed between the federal government and the rebels, expressing his hope the move will expedite the full implementation of the peace accord. The terms of the "Pretoria" pace agreement included the disarmament of Tigrayan rebels, restoring federal authority in Tigray, and reopening access and communication to the region, which had been cut off since mid-2021.
