On Sunday, September 16th, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki attended a summit in Saudi Arabia to sign a new peace agreement, referred to as the “Jeddah Agreement”– cementing a previously unstable relationship between the two former Horn of Africa rivals. Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry described the agreement to have “seven-point[s],” while Eritrea offered no additional details, according to Africa News. It seems that Guterres may be onto something; since Prime Minister Abiy was elected into Ethiopian office a great deal has changed. Making it important to note the actions of Prime Minister Abiy back in June, handing over the disputed territories to Eritrea prior to signing the newly minted peace agreement. While it remains undetermined what else may come from the newly formulated peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea, it is undisputed that this is an effort we can celebrate.

Source: Ethiopian News September 27, 2018 19:30 UTC