truce is, is it for the announcement is it going be real? if the trucks are able to come to tigray that will be a main change that will be really welcomed by the tigrayans, if not, then it will last for months and then the war will start again, because the fighting going on in tigray, days before this truce was signed, so the situation on the ground is still very complicated.- ground is still very complicated. ground is still very comlicated. , , complicated. and very tense i imagine. complicated. and very tense i imagine, let s complicated. and very tense i imagine, let s hope complicated. and very tense i imagine, let s hope this - imagine, let s hope this ceasefire agreement is secure. charles emptaz, thank you, it has been really good to hear what you have experience there, a film maker and journalist with the french broadcaster arte. president biden has said americans must unite in opposition to political violence , saying democracy itself will be on the ballot paper in
medical care, couldn t move, we had seen people dying in front of us of famine, also saw a military situation very tense, the people at that time were really ready to fight in order to save their lives, so the announcement of the truce is really good news for all of the tigrayan population and if this truce allows the end of the blockade, it will be a huge change to survival for tigrayans. change to survival for tigrayans- change to survival for tiura ans. ~ ., tigrayans. we were looking at our tigrayans. we were looking at your footage tigrayans. we were looking at your footage filmed tigrayans. we were looking at your footage filmed while - tigrayans. we were looking at your footage filmed while you | your footage filmed while you were there and you can see some of the devastation and how unwell the people look, just the basics, lack of food in this part of africa which is suffering from a huge drought
of the peace process. we can now speak to charles emptaz, who s a film maker and journalist for french broadcaster arte. charles is one of the few journalists to gain access to tigray, as most have been barred from entering the region. for we talk about the significance of the agreement hopefully ending the civil war, talk us through what it has been like that, you have been there recently and filming. with my colleague, we have been in tigray at the end of may and beginning ofjune and what we saw was horrific, especially due to the blockade. the lack of food, electricity, fuel, made the situation in the heart for the tigrayans, they were not able to move from any part of the country so the people were in desperate need of
this and it will come with all the people of tigray, but it will also impact the population. the conflict began almost two years ago today between regional forces from tigray and ethiopia s federal army and its allies including fighters from neighbouring eritrea. a truce was negotiated in march but fell apart five months later. fighting restarted and has continued even during these latest peace talks. in recent months government troops have captured a string of towns from tigrayan rebels. meanwhile, those living in tigray continue to suffer. according to the world health organization, almost 90% of tigrayans need food aid and about a third of the region s children are suffering from malnutrition. the bbc s kalkidan yibeltal, has been following the talks in south africa. it is a watershed moment and this is what millions of tigrayans have been looking for and hoping for for the past few years. it s still the beginning of the process and it still has to be implemented.
in recent months government troops have captured a string of towns from tigrayan rebels. meanwhile, those living in tigray continue to suffer. according to the world health organization, almost 90% of tigrayans need food aid and about a third of the region s children are suffering from malnutrition. the bbc s kalkidan yibeltal, has been following the talks in south africa. it is a watershed moment and this is what millions of tigrayans have been looking for and hoping for for the past few years. it s still the beginning of the process and it still has to be implemented. but for now, the two representatives of the two warring parties have sent accolades and they call each other brothers as a sign of de escalation. the head of the united nations is among those who have welcomed the deal, according to his spokesperson.