Officials confirm detailed Ethiopia peace agreement is final

By CARA ANNA
Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Officials close to the Ethiopian peace talks say the copy of the “permanent cessation of hostilities” agreement obtained by The Associated Press with details on disarmament of Tigray forces and federal control of the Tigray region is the signed and final one. The signed agreement, which hasn’t been made public, spells out what the Tigray lead negotiator described at Wednesday’s signing as “painful concessions” after two years of conflict believed to have killed hundreds of thousands of people. Enormous challenges lie ahead in implementing the deal. They include getting all parties to lay down arms or withdraw.