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Hanna TemuariGetachew Reda is the spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front, who were engaged in a war with Ethiopian forces for two years
Image caption: Getachew Reda is the spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front, who were engaged in a war with Ethiopian forces for two years Ethiopia’s parliament has voted to remove the Tigray People’s Liberation Front from the country's terror blacklist, four months after the group signed a peace deal to end a brutal war against the government.in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, ended a two-year conflict that led to thousands of deaths and warnings of a famine.
Delisting TPLF as a terrorist organisation was among the highlights of the agreement, which also included a disarmament plan and the restoration of crucial services in the northern Tigray region. The Oromo Liberation Army, an armed group which announced a military alliance with the TPLF during the conflict, still remains on the terror list.Article share tools
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