Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on Monday officially reopened the Oumhajir-Humera border crossing that connects the two countries. Eritrea’s Afwerki and Ethiopia’s Ahmed, accompanied with senior officials of the two East African countries, on Monday witnessed the official reopening of the border crossing. Recent positive developments between Ethiopia and Eritrea ended two decades of bitter armed standoff which followed a bloody border war in 1998-2000. The two countries’ flag carriers - Ethiopian Airlines and Eritrean Airlines - have also started flights to Asmara and Addis Ababa respectively. On Sept. 6, Ethiopia reopened its embassy in Asmara, the Eritrean capital, after the reopening of Eritrea’s embassy on July 16 in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.

Source: Ethiopian News January 07, 2019 22:18 UTC