Another border crossing between Ethiopia and Eritrea has been opened for travellers and businessmen as reconciliation between the two Horn of Africa countries continues, all part of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s attempts to build peace with his neighbours and broaden democracy at home. The Humera-Oum Hajer border on the western side of both countries was not the first border crossing to be reopened. In September, two land crossings were opened after Ahmed settled a long-standing border dispute and agreed to adhere to a United Nations ruling on the matter. For unknown reasons, major crossings between Bure-Debay Sima in the east and Zalambessa-Serha in the west were closed again last month. However, despite the closing of the crossing in the west, relations between the neighbours continue to improve, with the normalisation allowing the free movement of people and goods.

Source: Ethiopian News January 08, 2019 08:26 UTC