Silencing the Guns in Ethiopia: Implications of the Truce Agreement for the Horn of Africa
Channel: IIEA
Date: 13/12/2022

On the 2 November 2022, the Ethiopian government and forces from the Tigray region agreed to end two years of a devastating conflict, following talks mediated by the African Union. This conflict has been catastrophic for Ethiopian civilians with thousands killed from direct attacks, starvation, and lack of access to humanitarian assistance. Following her participation in the mediation of the landmark Ethiopian truce agreement, Ms Hanna Tetteh discusses her role in mediating the cessation of hostilities in what has been one of the deadliest conflicts seen in recent years. Ms Tetteh offers insights into negotiations, into the importance of full, equal and meaningful participation of women in peace-making and discusses the implications of this agreement for Ethiopia and for the Horn of Africa. 

Ms Hanna Serwaa Tetteh was appointed Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to the Horn of Africa (OSE-HoA) on 1 April 2022. Prior to this, she served as Special Representative of the Secretary General to the African Union and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU). She also served as Director-General of the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON). Ms Tetteh has held a variety of senior level government positions having served previously as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana. Ms Tetteh was previously involved in high level mediation activities when she was appointed Co-Facilitator in the High-Level Forum for the Revitalisation of the Agreement for the resolution of the conflict in South Sudan (2017-2018)

Recorded on the 13th of December 2022