Tag: Eritrea
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After 20 years of border war, Ethiopia appoints ambassador to Eritrea
Ethiopia has appointed its first ambassador to Eritrea in 20 years in the latest sign of rapprochement after a border war, the state-affiliated Fana news agency said on Thursday. An online report from Fana said Redwan Hussien, formerly Ethiopian ambassador to Ireland, had become Addis Ababa’s representative in Asmara. Since signing an agreement in Asmara…
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After 20 years, first Ethiopia-Eritrea commercial flight takes off
The first commercial flight from Ethiopia to Eritrea in 20 years took off early on Wednesday, sealing a stunning reconciliation between the former enemies a week after they ended their military standoff. More than 400 passengers boarded two Ethiopian Airlines planes in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, many of them waving the countries’ flags and…
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Direct telephone connection restored between long-time foes Ethiopia, Eritrea
Direct international telephone connection has been restored between Ethiopia and Eritrea “for the first time after two decades”, an Ethiopian official said. The Ethiopian Prime Minister’s chief of staff wrote the statement on Twitter after a summit between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afkwerki began. The meeting was the first of its…
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UN accuses Eritrea of arresting hundreds of perceived opponents
The UN on Thursday accused Eritrean authorities of detaining hundreds of perceived opponents. Sheila Keetharuth, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Eritrea told a Human Rights Council meeting in Geneva that most of those arrested were males and some were as young as 13. The leaders of the country in the Horn of Africa…