After the Ethiopian government and military forces in the northern Tigray region agreed to a permanent cease-fire, Ethiopia started taking steps toward peace. The agreement, made by Ethiopia, paves the way for Ethiopian federal security forces to take control of all airports, highways, and federal facilities within the Tigray region. It also allows federal troops to enter Mekelle, the regional capital of Tigray. Ethiopia claims this transition will be “expeditious, smooth, peaceful, and coordinated.”

Nevertheless, the Tigrayan people are under high skepticism of Ethiopia. These are the same soldiers who have been fighting the Tigrayans for the past two years. The United Nations and human rights organizations have accused many of them of committing horrors that constitute as war crimes.

So, will Ethiopia help the Tigray people? Are justice and equity being sought out? Will the Tigrayan people continue to suffer at the hands of the Ethiopian government?