As peace begins in Ethiopia, Tigray opens up

The Take appears to be like at what's subsequent for Tigray because the area opens up after a peace settlement.

Passengers arrive earlier than travelling on board the Ethiopian Airways aircraft that resumes flights to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, on the Bole Worldwide Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia December 28, 2022 [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]

Tigray was minimize off from the remainder of Ethiopia and the surface world for practically two years. As a civil conflict raged on, the area was below a de facto blockade that impacted every thing from meals to cellphone traces. The conflict resulted in one of many world’s worst humanitarian disasters, and widespread human rights abuses, together with sexual violence. However a peace settlement signed between the Ethiopian authorities and Tigrayan forces in November means the area is starting to open up once more. So what does that imply for the individuals in Tigray?

On this episode: 

• Lucy Kassa (@berhe_lucy), investigative journalist
• Jude Fuhnwi (@FuhnwiJ), ICRC spokesperson in Ethiopia

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei with Chloe Okay. Li, Miranda Lin and our host, Halla Mohieddeen. 

Miranda Lin, Alexandra Locke and Amy Walters fact-checked this episode.

Our manufacturing group contains Chloe Okay. Li, Miranda Lin, Ashish Malhotra, Negin Owliaei and Amy Walters. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s govt producer and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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