APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) The African Union and the government of Ethiopia Thursday signed a grant agreement to support the demobilisation, rehabilitation and reintegration (DRR) process in the country.
The agreement envisages the provision of $1 million from the Crisis Reserve Fund of the AU to the National Rehabilitation Commission.
The fund will support efforts in ensuring the full implementation of the Agreement for Lasting Peace in Ethiopia through the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities signed on 2 Nov 2022.
Commissioner Teshome Toga and the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security Bankole Adeoye signed the grant agreement in Addis Ababa.
The signing of the agreement makes Ethiopia the first country to benefit from the AU peace fund.
Commissioner Toga pledged that the National Rehabilitation Commission would ensure that the grant reaches those in needs.
He also noted that this historic grant agreement would encourage other partners to support demobilization, rehabilitation, and reintegration initiatives.
AU commissioner Adeoye, on his part, affirmed the AU’s and its leadership’s commitment to working closely with the Ethiopian government to sustain peace throughout the country.
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