A new prime minister in Ethiopia has enabled the end of war with neighbouring Eritrea, as peace descends upon the Horn of AfricaWhen change happens, it can happen fast. The key trigger for this development has been the revolutionary steps taken by Ahmed since his landslide election victory at the end of March. As well as making amends with Afewerki, he also lifted the country’s state of emergency, and released 50,000 political prisoners. The country has been ruled by Afewerki since gaining independence from Ethiopia in 1993, and he has enforced a policy of isolation and repression. ‘Now that Eritrea and Ethiopia have finally made peace with each other,’ she adds, ‘it’s high time they each worked to protect the basic rights of their citizens.’This was published in the September 2018 edition of Geographical magazine

Source: Ethiopian News August 24, 2018 23:26 UTC