Two years ago, fighting erupted in northern Ethiopia, launching a civil war that is believed to have killed hundreds of thousands of people. But late Wednesday, hope for peace came when the warring sides agreed to bring the fighting to an end. The World’s Halima Gikandi speaks with people most impacted by the war, and what lies ahead.
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