The peace run through the Ethiopian capital caught a new positive mood after years of "cold war". Reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in Addis Ababa in April and kicked off peace moves, agreeing to hand back disputed areas to Eritrea. Sunday was the first athletics event for the new friends and Ethiopian Mohammed Ahmed said he took time off work and trained hard for the "noble" race. Nega Belay, former coach of Eritrean athletics star Zersenay Tadese and a representative of the Eritrean community in London was also celebrating. Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in the early 1990s and war broke out later that decade over a border dispute.

Source: Ethiopian News November 11, 2018 18:00 UTC