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Peace might be on the horizon for the East African nation of Ethiopia after 19 months of civil war, which has seen thousands killed and millions needing humanitarian aid.
On 18 June up to 320 people were reported to have been massacred, an action blamed on rebel group the Oromo Liberation Army, by the Oromia regional government. Yet, many commentators suggest the prospects for peace have never been better. Earlier this month the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) committed to working towards peace talks.
Based in Addis Ababa, Samuel Getachew is a journalist who has worked with Ethiopian newspaper The Reporter, as well as AlJazeera, CNN and HuffPost.
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