Ethiopia and Eritrea end decades-long ‘state of war’

Landmark accord hailed as ‘light of hope’ for Africa by Pope Francis

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed talks to Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed talks to Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed
(Image credit: Yonass Tedesse/AFP/Getty Images)

Ethiopia and Eritrea have declared the “state of war” between them over, bringing an end to one of Africa’s longest-running and most intractable military stand-offs.

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