{"id":28177,"date":"2024-04-26T21:38:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T21:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/au-chief-appeals-for-respect-and-full-implementation-of-pretoria-agreement"},"modified":"2024-04-26T23:01:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T23:01:54","slug":"au-chief-appeals-for-respect-and-full-implementation-of-pretoria-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/au-chief-appeals-for-respect-and-full-implementation-of-pretoria-agreement","title":{"rendered":"AU chief appeals for &#8216;respect and full implementation&#8217; of Pretoria agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>The Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, said this in a statement released today following recent reports of instability in the Southern Tigray zone, including in Alamata and the surrounding local areas such as Ofla and Zata, which, according to the UNOCHA, has caused the displacement of some 50, 000 civilians into several bordering localities in the northern Amhara regional state.<\/p>\n<p>#Ethiopia: The latest #UN report said the number of people displaced following recent clashes in the Southern #Tigray zone tripled to 50, 000.<\/p>\n<p>Citing reports from zonal authorities, UNOCHA said the number of people displaced from the rural towns of #Alamata in the southern&#8230; pic.twitter.com\/RZwzM1IkGA<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Addis Standard (@addisstandard) April 23, 2024 The instability arose after attempts by the federal government to dismantle local administrations established in the Southern Tigray zone after these areas were controlled by armed forces from the neighboring Amhara region following the outbreak of the November 2020 war in the Tigray region.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement, Chairperson Mahamat also called for \u201cthe commencement of the political dialogue\u201d, as \u201cthe most viable means\u201d to respond to the matter, and appealed for \u201cthe respect and full implementation\u201d of the November 2022 Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) signed in Pretoria, South Africa between the federal government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF).<\/p>\n<p>The statement followed another call made last week by a group of diplomatic mission in Addis Abeba calling on de-escalation and the protection of civilians in the affected areas and the importance of all parties making progress towards disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR).<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. 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