Ethiopian government, Tigrayan forces agree to truce after 2 years of war

NAIROBI — The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces formally signed a truce Wednesday, raising hopes that two years of devastating war that threatened to tear apart Africa’s second-most-populous country might be coming to an end.

“Both parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities as well as to systematic, orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament, restoration of law and order, restoration of services, unhindered access to humanitarian supplies [and] protection of civilians,” said Olusegun Obasanjo, the African Union’s high representative for the Horn of Africa.