The government is also committed to removing the TPLF's status as a 'terrorist' as well as initiating political negotiations with the group to resolve existing disagreements.
      Fourth, regarding aid and human rights. Where the government and TPLF will protect civilians and enforce international humanitarian law that has been agreed upon by Ethiopia. The government will also work with humanitarian organizations to ensure aid can return to the Tigray region. And if the security situation allows, the government will facilitate the repatriation of refugees and will bridge the restoration of services in Tigray
. The agreement also establishes a "transitional justice policy" to guarantee truth, responsibility, recovery, reconciliation, and healing for victims. And the fifth is about monitoring. Where will form a committee chaired by the AU to monitor and verify the implementation of the agreement. The committee will include representatives from the government, the TPLF and the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) in East Africa.
      The signing of this agreement was also welcomed by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. The minister praised the African Union for its usual steps to bring about peace in Ethiopia (Harter & Solomon, 2022). According to Human Rights Watch, the agreement provides an important opportunities for rapid and rigorous international monitoring to avoid further violence and humanitarian crises.Â
Therefore, international monitoring will be crucial to ensure that the parties to the conflict that cause violations will not prolong the harm to civilians (Human Rights Watch, 2022). Therefore, the realization of this cessation agreement is an achievement that should be commended to the African Union which has succeeded in making efforts to create peace, despite facing many challenges (Mabera, 2023).
III. Closing
3.1 Conclusion
      The internal conflict bounded by the Ethiopian Government and the TPLF is caused by several factors such as allegations of fraud in the general election, power grabs, and political reforms. So these factors have triggered military attacks from both parties involved. In addition, this conflict is also widening with the intervention of Eritrea to help the Ethiopian government which caused the escalation of the conflict.Â
This conflict has had a bad impact on the people in Tigray. Where the Tigray people are experiencing a humanitarian crisis, human rights violations, infrastructure damage, and an impact on the economy in Ethiopia.Â
      Therefore, the agreement that has been reached has succeeded in stopping the conflict that occurred bounded by the two parties. As well as paving the way for the reconciliation and recovery process for the affected communities. And the agreement reached was also well responded to by several actors. Like the US Secretary of State who praised the African Union for being able to resolve the conflict.
 Human Rights Watch also considers that after the negotiations, there needs to be supervision so that both parties comply with the agreement and do not prolong losses due to the conflict.
