The dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia was based on a small border town called Badme. In 2000, the Algiers Peace Agreement was signed, ruling Badme would be part of Eritrea. ADADIn particular, the prolonged compulsory military conscription in the name of the border conflict led to a massive Eritrean exodus. Thousands of Eritreans took the perilous journey across the Sahara and the Mediterranean in search of freedom, something they cruelly lack in Eritrea. In September 2018, Eritrea and Ethiopia signed an agreement that formally ended the border conflict, and in November, the United Nations Security Council lifted its nine-year arms embargo and sanctions against Eritrea.

Source: Ethiopian News October 19, 2019 19:30 UTC