Tigrayan soldiers in northern Ethiopia have begun giving up heavy weaponry in accordance with a peace agreement aimed at ending a horrific civil war.
The African Union (AU) called the agreement "a step in the right path" toward ending the two-year conflict.
It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people perished as a result of famine, a lack of medical attention, and violence.
The violence erupted as a result of a big squabble between the regional and federal administrations.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accused the region's ruling Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of seizing military outposts and plotting to destabilise his administration.
In 2021, Tigrayan forces moved on the federal capital, Addis Abeba, but were repulsed.
TPLF spokesman Getachew Reda said he hoped that the handover of weapons would "go a long way in expediting the full implementation of the agreement".
According to local media, armoured tanks, rockets, and mortars were among the weaponry given to the federal army on Tuesday by the Ethiopian military's Lt-Col Aleme Tadele.
A team of AU monitors certified that weapons had been surrendered, implying that the peace agreement is holding.
After being cut off throughout the fighting, Tigray is progressively restarting basic services including as electricity and banking.
The presence of Eritrean troops in the area, as well as those from Ethiopia's Amhara region, is a major source of contention.
They interfered in the battle on behalf of the federal government, and the TPLF has demanded that they leave.