Ethiopia, Eritrea Deal a Reminder of The Last U.S-Brokered Peace [guest column]
allAfrica
This month, Ethiopia reopened its embassy in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, capping a series of historic diplomatic breakthroughs between the neighboring countries, after nearly… Read more »
Arab Gulf States in the Horn of Africa - What Role Do They Play? [analysis]
Deutsche Welle
Ethiopia and Eritrea didn't pen their peace agreement in Addis Ababa or Asmara, but in Saudi Arabia with the Emirates alongside. Are economic and military interests increasingly… Read more »
Ethio-Eritrean Border Re-Opening Fuels Trade
Addis Fortune
Birr and Nakfa are swapped at parity in the border towns Read more »
Full Text of the Ethio-Eritrea Agreement Signed in Jeddah [document]
Addis Standard
Agreement on Peace, Friendship and Comprehensive Cooperation Between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the State of Eritrea Read more »
Djibouti Emerges As Arms Trafficking Hub for Horn of Africa
RFI
The rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea has repercussions that go beyond diplomacy on the Horn of Africa. A recent investigation shows that while Eritrea is no longer… Read more »
Peace Prospects in Horn Better, but Obstacles Remain [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
It's just five months since Abiy Ahmed took over as Ethiopian Prime Minister yet the pace of change in the Horn of Africa has been simply staggering. Insuperable obstacles have… Read more »
The Ethio-Eritrea Rapprochement - a Model for Regional Reconciliation? [opinion]
Addis Standard
A historic paradigm shift is underway in the Horn of Africa following the recent rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea that ended one of the long-standing conflicts in Africa. Read more »
ONLF & Ethiopia's Somali State President to Meet in Asmara
Dalsan Radio
A delegation led by the Somali State President, Mr Mustafa Agjar is expected to reach Asmara, Eritrea late today. Read more »
Eritrea-Ethiopia Warming Ties Re-Open Trade Routes, Air Links
The Exchange
The Ethiopia-Eritrea peace agreement has brought to an end the crippling vendetta between two East African countries that existed for 20 years. Read more »
Why Change Abroad Doesn't Mean Change At Home [analysis]
African Arguments
Eritrea's recent foreign policy shifts have been driven by President Afwerki and his Red Sea allies. Neither has an interest in Eritrea democratising. Read more »
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Eritrea [press release]
HRW
Shortly before this submission was filed, Eritrea and Ethiopia jointly agreed to end the "state of war" between them. (Joint Declaration, Jun. 9, 2018). Assuming they carry out… Read more »
Ethiopia and Eritrea Withdraw Troops and Open Borders
Deutsche Welle
After nearly twenty years, bitter rivals Ethiopia and Eritrea have pulled troops back from the frontier and are opening border crossings. Normalization moves include reopening… Read more »
Interpol Breaks Up Human Trafficking Ring
VOA
Police in Sudan's capital have rescued 94 victims of human trafficking, 85 of them minors. Read more »
Through Regional Diplomacy, Eritrea Normalizes Ties with Djibouti
VOA
The Horn of Africa continued to resolve diplomatic impasses with the announcement Friday that Eritrea and Djibouti will normalize relations. Read more »
Ethiopian Embassy in Asmara Re-Opens
Shabait
The Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Asmara was officially re-opened today, 06 September. Read more »
