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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says that his government had secured "100 percent" of what it sought in negotiations with Tigrayan rebels that yielded a breakthrough agreement to end two years of war.

The deal is seen a key first step towards a lasting peace - and it was announced almost exactly two years to the day since the war erupted between federal forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front or TPLF.

Those two years have been devastating for Tigray in particular, and Ethiopia as a whole. Hundreds of thousands are believed to have died, and millions have been displaced. A humanitarian blockade has pushed Tigray to the brink of famine.

We spoke to Dr Fasika Amdeslasie from Ayde Hospital in Mekele, Tigray, who gave us his reaction.

He said "We are accustomed to a lot of deaths but at least if the deaths could stop that would be so great"

In addition to war, a humanitarian blockade has pushed Tigray to the brink of famine. "There was this hunger鈥� our staff getting hungry, collapsing 鈥� it has been so terrible for us 鈥� for patients, healthcare workers, and I think the whole of Tigray鈥�

(Photo: A woman stands in line to receive food donations at a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict in Tigray, Credit: Reuters)

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