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The war in Northern Ethiopia began in November 2020 after the regional authority - the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) - broke away from the federal structure to form an autonomous government.

The federal Ethiopian forces then tried to wrest control of the region from the TPLF.

A blockade was put in place by the federal Ethiopian forces following a counter-offensive by the TPLF in 2021.

The war has raged for nearly two years, leaving a humanitarian emergency in its wake.

There have been accusations of war crimes on both sides, and blame placed at the door of the government for trying to starve the Tigrayans into submission.

The region has been under blockade for 17 months and those who live in Tigray say food and medicine is running out.

Thousands of people have been killed as the war spread to engulf other regions of the north - Amhara and Afar.

A ceasefire broke down in January.

Now there are new hopes for peace as African Union-brokered peace talks have begun. There are few details of what is happening in the talks or even what the agenda is.

Whilst the talks have begun, serious fighting it still ongoing in Tigray.

William Davison from the International Crisis Group in Kenya says "until we see a renewed cessation of hostilities then it's going to be hard to make any steps towards sustainable peace."

(Photo: Residents and militias stand next to houses destroyed by an airstrike in Kasagita town, Afar region, Ethiopia, February 25, 2022. Credit: Tiksa Negeri via Reuters)

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