Ethiopian MPs remove TPLF rebels from terror list

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.