BY YAFET ZEREOU The interview conducted by President Isaias Afwerki on Friday 7th February 2020 seems to have ruffled a few feathers, judging by the reaction of some. I am reminded of the saying, “if you throw a stone into a pack of dogs, the one that yelps is the one that got hit”.
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High-level Eritrean delegation arrives in Ethiopia for talks on ending the decades-old conflict between the two countries. BY HAMZA MOHAMED | AL JAZEERA A high-level Eritrean delegation led by foreign minister Osman Saleh arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa for talks on ending the decades-long conflict between the two countries. The delegation – which […]
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BY BRONWYN BRUTON | THE NEW YORK TIMES Early this month, the Ethiopian government declared that it was finally ready to implement a peace deal it signed with Eritrea nearly two decades ago. The Eritrean government didn’t respond to the announcement for over two weeks — until Wednesday when President Isaias Afwerki said that “the positive direction […]
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Chronology of Events Leading up to 1998-2000 Eritrean-Ethiopian War to the Signing of the Algiers Peace Agreement BY BEREKET KIDANE Although May 6, 1998, is generally considered the beginning of the 1998-2000 Eritrea-Ethiopia War, a border-related conflict started earlier. Unreported incidents went as far back as 1992. In 1993, Tigray Administrative Region initiated “Border Rectification […]
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“Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki have demonstrated courageous leadership by taking these steps toward peace” – White House BY WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY The United States is encouraged by the progress that Ethiopia and Eritrea have made to resolve longstanding disputes and normalize relations. Over the past 20 years, the frozen conflict […]
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BY REUTERS Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki raised hope for a breakthrough in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts on Wednesday when he described recent peace overtures from archenemy Ethiopia as “positive signals”.
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BY ARGAW ASHINE | THE EAST AFRICAN Cracks have emerged in the ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People Revolutionary Front (EPRDF), over last week’s decision to make peace with Eritrea and open up the economy to private investors. A member party, the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF), has openly opposed the acceptance of the Algiers Agreement […]
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BY AMBASSADOR HERMAN J. COHEN In 1991, as the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, I led peace talks between Ethiopia and Eritrean separatists. The negotiations ended a nearly thirty-year war and established Eritrea as an independent state.
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