(July 15, (Defense Web))--An Ethiopian rebel group declared a unilateral ceasefire after parliament removed it from a list of banned terrorist groups as part of a reform drive led by the new prime minister.
The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) fought for autonomy for Oromiya region - Ethiopia’s largest - since 1993. It was designated a terrorist group by government in 2008.
“The temporary declaration of ceasefire will take us to the final declaration of bilateral cessation of hostilities once and for all and conclusion of the conflict,” the group said in a statement. The move comes a week after Ethiopia’s parliament ruled the group, along with the secessionist Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and the Ginbot 7 opposition movement, were no longer terrorist groups.
Abiy, who took office in April, is spearheading a push to shake the African nation of 100 million from decades of security-obsessed rule.
He acknowledged and condemned widespread abuses by security forces, likening it to state terrorism and in the most stunning development yet, forged peace with sworn enemy Eritrea, ending a lengthy military standoff that followed a 1998-2000 border war in which 80,000 people are thought to have died. Read more from Defense Web »
The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) fought for autonomy for Oromiya region - Ethiopia’s largest - since 1993. It was designated a terrorist group by government in 2008.
“The temporary declaration of ceasefire will take us to the final declaration of bilateral cessation of hostilities once and for all and conclusion of the conflict,” the group said in a statement. The move comes a week after Ethiopia’s parliament ruled the group, along with the secessionist Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and the Ginbot 7 opposition movement, were no longer terrorist groups.
Abiy, who took office in April, is spearheading a push to shake the African nation of 100 million from decades of security-obsessed rule.
He acknowledged and condemned widespread abuses by security forces, likening it to state terrorism and in the most stunning development yet, forged peace with sworn enemy Eritrea, ending a lengthy military standoff that followed a 1998-2000 border war in which 80,000 people are thought to have died. Read more from Defense Web »
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