Ethiopia Withdraws Troops From Eritrea Border

Ethiopia has confirmed the withdrawal of its troops from disputed territories on the border with Eritrea, in line with a landmark peace deal the two countries signed in July.

The withdrawal of troops had always been a key demand of the Eritrean government prior to the agreement which ended two decades of a bitter border dispute between both countries.

Clashes erupted between both Eritrea and Ethiopia between 1998 and 2000. Despite a peace deal agreed two years later, the relationship between them remained strained. But since July, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has spearheaded reforms that have seen trade and diplomatic ties restored both countries.

Tens of thousands of people were killed in the violence with many families also displaced as a result of the conflict.