Ethiopia and Eritrea’s cold war has come to an abrupt end, sparking vast change. He took the world by surprise during his acceptance speech when he stated his determination to end Africa’s longest cold war conflict by accepting the Algiers Agreement, which establishes the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea. With two of the world’s smallest economies per capita, Ethiopia and Eritrea went to war in 1998. Last June, an Ethiopian Airlines flight connecting the two capitals landed in Asmara for the first time since the war. As the years went by and a sort of cold war between the two countries set in, Eritrea became more and more isolated.

Source: Ethiopian News March 28, 2019 12:56 UTC