Eritrea: South Africa Salutes Eritrea-Ethiopia Agreement

Cape Town, South Africa — South Africa Tuesday congratulated President Issaias Afwerki of Eritrea and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia for successfully concluding a peace accord to end a bloody two-year border conflict.

The two neighbours signed the agreement in Algiers Tuesday, ending a border war that has claimed more than 100,000 lives and left 1.3 million people as refugees.

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