Earlier today a story on the numbers of people leaving Eritrea for Ethiopia was published (see below). Now further information…
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Eritrean exodus threatens to overwhelm Ethiopian border areas
The pace at which Eritreans are leaving the country is increasing rapidly. With the Ethiopian border open at 18 entry…
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Text of the Jeddah Peace Agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia
Agreement on Peace, Friendship and Comprehensive Cooperation Between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the State of Eritrea …
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Ethiopian-Eritrean joy as border re-opens, but what about the border peoples?
There were ecstatic scenes as Eritreans and Ethiopians poured across their common border, as their leaders formally opened it. President…
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Peace prospects are much higher in the Horn of Africa. But obstacles remain
September 11, 2018 8.15am BST Author Martin Plaut Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth…
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How Eritrea and Ethiopia made peace: and what happens next
Since this was written I have learnt that talks to end the conflict had been under way for more than…
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What does America make of Ethiopia – Eritrea peace? Hank Cohen and David Shinn
An interesting discussion between two former American Ambassadors, on VOA: Herman (Hank) Cohen and David Shinn Listen here
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Ethiopia or Eritrea? Border community fears split
Many Irob people yearn for the era before the war when they could cross between their now artificially divided valleys….
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Eritrea-Ethiopia Peace Deal Offers Hope for Reform – Human Rights Watch
Eritrea Should Halt Indefinite Conscription Maria Burnett Director, East Africa and the Horn@MariaHRWAfrica Eritrea and Ethiopia resumed diplomatic and commercial…
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Want lasting Eritrean – Ethiopia peace? Find ways of resolving local disputes now!
It was a series of local frontier disputes that sparked off the 1998 – 2000 border war. These were conflicts…
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