UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) speaks as Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir listens in a joint news conference ahead of the signing of a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, in Jeddah, September 16, 2018. Amer HILABI / AFPLeaders from Ethiopia and Eritrea have signed a peace agreement amid warming relations between the two formerly warring African neighbors. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed the peace agreement on Sunday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry described it as a “seven-point agreement,” while Eritrea offered no details. Eritrea soon reopened its embassy in Addis Ababa and Ethiopia opened its own mission in Asmara last week.

Source: Ethiopian News September 17, 2018 08:03 UTC