Ethiopia’s parliament has voted to remove the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from the country’s terror blacklist, four months after the group signed a peace deal to end a brutal war against the government.
The truce signed in November in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, ended a two-year conflict that led to thousands of deaths and warnings of 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 that announced a military alliance with the TPLF during the conflict, still remains on the terror list.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has previously committed to implementing the peace agreement.
