ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Latest on Ethiopia and Eritrea's diplomatic thaw (all times local):11:40 a.m.Eritrea says the border between it and former rival Ethiopia has officially opened after two decades. The leaders have been celebrating their recent diplomatic thaw by marking the Ethiopian new year at their border. The two have made a dramatic reconciliation since Abiy shortly after taking office announced that Ethiopia would fully embrace a peace deal that ended a bloody 1998-2000 border war. The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea are celebrating their recent diplomatic thaw by marking the new year at their border. Abiy on Monday said that "as of today, Ethiopian and Eritrean people will prosper together and march in unison.

Source: Ethiopian News September 11, 2018 08:37 UTC