Addis Ababa, July 9, 2018 (FBC) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will meet Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed on Monday evening in Addis Ababa, sources in the Ethiopian capital told Reuters.

His visit comes the day after Ethiopia and Eritrea heralded an end to a near 20-year military standoff.
Prime Minister Dr Abiy and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afeworki announced yesterday they would re-open their embassies in each other’s capitals, hailing a stunningly swift rapprochement between bitter regional enemies.
They also agreed to resume airline links, free travel of people, direct international telephone connection and use of ports.

Addis Ababa, July 9, 2018 (FBC) - UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will meet Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed on Monday evening in Addis Ababa, sources in the Ethiopian capital told Reuters.

His visit comes the day after Ethiopia and Eritrea heralded an end to a near 20-year military standoff.
Prime Minister Dr Abiy and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afeworki announced yesterday they would re-open their embassies in each other’s capitals, hailing a stunningly swift rapprochement between bitter regional enemies.
They also agreed to resume airline links, free travel of people, airline links, direct international telephone connection and use of ports.

Addis Ababa, July 9, 2018 (FBC) - The Executive Secretary IGAD, Ambassador Mahboub Maalim has commended Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed for his “wise and courageous leadership in committing to fully implement the Algiers Agreement and normalizing relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea.”

In a congratulatory message sent yesterday to the Premier, Ambassador Maalim said “The normalization of relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the resolution of the border issue will undoubtedly benefit the people of the two countries and would contribute to the realization of our shared aspiration of peace and economic integration of our region and indeed the continent of Africa.
“We therefore wish to reiterate our continued support for the ongoing bilateral developments and encourage you to maintain the positive momentum towards peace”
As you pursue your policy of peace in the region and rapprochement towards Eritrea, we also look forward to Eritrea rejoining the IGAD family and taking its rightful place of collectively advancing peace and development in our region.”

[Deutsche Welle] The long-term enemies have signed a "joint declaration of peace and friendship." The rapprochement takes place 20 years after the two neighbors started a border war that killed tens of thousands of people.

[Deutsche Welle] It seemed impossible just a few months ago: reconciliation between Ethiopia and Eritrea after decades of attrition. But peace is here at long last. How did this turnaround, which some are calling historic, come about?

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[VOA] The leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia embraced at Asmara International Airport Sunday, a historic moment in what has long been one of Africa's most entrenched conflicts. The meeting between Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed continues a thawing of relations between the two countries.

[Reporter] The First Instance Court at Lideta granted 11 days for investigation on the suspects of the bomb attack, which includes the former deputy commissioner of the Addis Ababa Police Commission, Girma Kassa, who were detained for not carrying out their duties properly during a rally that was organized to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD).