Leaders of the nations signed a declaration of peace in July and agreed to re-establish trade and diplomatic ties. Support Positive NewsThe end of the conflict has enabled citizens of both countries to search for their relatives across the border. Samson Berhane, an Ethiopian journalist, took one of the first flights to Eritrea to look for his father, who he feared may have died. Eritrea and Ethiopia had technically been at war since 1998 when a border conflict erupted between the countries. A peace deal in 2000 was never fully implemented and a cold war endured for nearly two decades.

Source: Ethiopian News September 20, 2018 15:33 UTC