Isaias Afeworki (Left) and Abiy Ahmed (right)borkenaEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reportedly characterized Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki as anti-Ethiopian. “It is known that Abiy Ahmed sharply criticized President Isaias Afeworki during a meeting of Prosperity Party senior leaders,” the report stated. Sources suggest that the relationship between Abiy Ahmed and the Eritrean president deteriorated after Abiy Ahmed’s government signed the Pretoria agreement in November 2022, which concluded the two-year war between the TPLF and Abiy Ahmed’s government. Allegedly, differences between Abiy Ahmed and Isaias Afeworki (and Eritreans in general) escalated after Abiy Ahmed made claims, in October of this year, concerning the Red Sea by any means necessary. Ethiopian PM was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “ending hostility with Eritrea.” Eritrean president a noticeably high number of supporters in Ethiopia.
Source: Ethiopian News November 15, 2023 22:47 UTC