Once a part of Ethiopia, Eritrea fought a three-decade independence war against Addis Ababa. "We should end this suffering and fully return to peace," Abiy said in a speech the day after the announcement. Eritrea is yet to respond to the announcement while Ethiopia has not said whether its troops have begun their withdrawal from Badme. Supporters of Eritrea say it was doubly betrayed, by Ethiopia refusing to accept the boundary ruling and the international community - chiefly the US - failing to hold Addis Ababa to account. But announcing compliance with 2000 peace deal and 2002 boundary ruling, and implementing them, are very different things, Connell said.

Source: Ethiopian News June 07, 2018 19:07 UTC