Trade, transport and peace are some of the early benefits that Eritreans and Ethiopians are enjoying, following Tuesday’s re-opening of border points between the two countries. ‘‘Local trade is re-flourishing as Eritreans and Ethiopians trade with no currency exchange issues.Birr-Nakfa exchanged on parity on the ground. With the opening of the #Zalambesa border crossing btw #Eritrea – #Ethiopia u can now take the bus between Eritrea and Ethiopia without any border control! Zalambessa, a town located on the Ethiopian border is part of the Misraqawi Zone of the Tigray region. According to Woldegebrieal Asgedom of the Tigray regional state communication affairs bureau, at least 1300 soldiers will cross the Ethiopian border from Eritrea via Zalambessa.

Source: Ethiopian News September 14, 2018 12:00 UTC