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Redwan Hussein (seated left), representative of the Ethiopian government, and Getachew Reda (seated right), representative of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, sign a peace agreement between the two parties in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday.

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Ethiopia's truce is a step toward ending civil war, but there are reasons for caution

3:30pm November 03, 2022

by Fred Harter

The Ethiopian federal government and Tigray rebels signed a peace deal. But one major player in the conflict, Eritrea, wasn't involved in the talks.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his wife Zinash Tayachew take part in a memorial service for the victims of the Tigray conflict organized by the city administration, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Wednesday.

Rebels are closing in on Ethiopia's capital. Its collapse could bring regional chaos

2:22pm November 07, 2021

A newly formed rebel alliance led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front is within striking distance of Addis Ababa. A failed state could displace millions of people and stoke more ethnic violence.

A man and his daughter walk across a desert.

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The Harrowing Journeys To Safety Of Asylum-Seekers During A Pandemic

7:28am February 13, 2021

Rights groups accuse nations of using COVID-19 as an excuse to shut out refugees. Here's one story of migrants attempting a deadly voyage to Europe, only to be pushed back to where they fled.

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A man holds national flags of Eritrea (left) and Ethiopia as he waits for the arrival of Eritrea's president at the airport in Gondar, nothern Ethiopia, in November.

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Will Ethiopia's Democratic Awakening Catch On Next Door In Eritrea?

7:55am December 08, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Ethiopia has stunned the world with its reforms. Eritreans face steep challenges if they want to follow suit.

Mezgebo, 47, found only a pile of rocks when he returned to his family home. But he began work anyway, winnowing his wheat within view of the Eritrean border.

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'Peace Is Everything': Ethiopia And Eritrea Embrace Open Border After Long Conflict

5:19pm December 04, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

In July, the countries declared the war was over; a couple of months later, they opened their border for the first time in almost 20 years. Some analysts caution big changes are coming too quickly.

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The border between Ethiopia and Eritrea reopened on Tuesday. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (left) and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki (right) celebrated the reopening of the Embassy of Eritrea in Addis Ababa in July.

Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Reopens, 20 Years After War And Bad Blood

4:32pm September 11, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The move by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is the latest sign of easing tensions between countries which were once bitter neighbors.

Passengers pose for a selfie picture inside an Ethiopian Airlines plane that departed from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and flew to Eritrea's capital, Asmara, on Wednesday. It was the first commercial flight between the two African

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Commercial Plane Flies From Ethiopia To Eritrea For First Time In 20 Years

11:36am July 18, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

After two decades of deadly conflict, the neighboring countries are rapidly reconciling. Demand was huge for the historic commercial flight, which was marked with champagne and roses.

A public telephone booth in Asmara, Eritrea. Ethiopians and Eritreans are calling each other this week as phone lines that had been dormant for decades came to life.

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'I Am Calling Randomly To Say Hi': Eritreans, Ethiopians Phone Each Other Amid Thaw

12:44am July 13, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

As Ethiopia and Eritrea declared peace, long-dead phone lines came alive. People spoke with relatives and strangers. "We will be family," an Eritrean told an Ethiopian who randomly dialed him.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, background, is welcomed by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki as he disembarks a plane on Sunday in Asmara, Eritrea.

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Ethiopia And Eritrea Have Been In Conflict For 20 Years. Today, Their Leaders Hugged

3:36pm July 08, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

As the Ethiopian prime minister walked off the plane in Eritrea, he smiled and gave a big hug to Eritrea's authoritarian ruler. It's a sign of a rapid thaw in the tensions between the two countries.

African migrants leaving an Israeli government immigration office in Bnei Brak, Israel. Posters in Arabic and Tigrinya on the wall announce Israel's "voluntary departure" policy for Sudanese and Eritrean migrants.

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Israel Gives African Asylum-Seekers A Choice: Deportation Or Jail

12:30pm February 22, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

Israel's plan to force African migrant men to choose between voluntarily leaving — with a $3,500 stipend — or be deported or jailed has sparked a backlash.

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