Tens of thousands of people were killed in the two-year conflict and Eritrea remains on a war footing, demanding that Ethiopia withdraws from the "occupied territory". Now, the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has announced it will fully accept and implement the peace deal that ended the war. "We should end this suffering, and fully return to peace," the prime minister is quoted as saying. "Eritrea has been on a war footing and the justification for forced conscription into the army has been the conflict with Ethiopia," he adds. The IMF forecasts that Ethiopia will have 8.5% growth this year, down from a consistent 10% in the last decade.

Source: Ethiopian News June 06, 2018 23:03 UTC