Ethiopians and Eritreans have been celebrating the reopening of two key crossing points more than 20 years after a border war shut them, BBC reports. But peace was never fully restored as Ethiopia refused to implement a ruling by a border commission established by the agreement. The reopening of the border at Burre should allow Ethiopia to access Eritrea’s southern port of Assab. The border town was one of the main theatres of the conflict. During the two-year war, Zalambessa was occupied by Eritrean forces and, in the fighting, much of it was destroyed.

Source: Ethiopian News September 11, 2018 23:03 UTC