US pressures Ethiopia and Eritrea to de-escalate

Eritrea, a former Ethiopian province that gained independence in 1993, has deeply strained relations with Ethiopia.

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By  Luke Anami

Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Eritrea, a former Ethiopian province that gained independence in 1993, has deeply strained relations with Ethiopia.
  • The two neighbours accuse each other of attempting to destabilise their countries.
  • They fought a war over territorial disputes from 1998 to 2000 that killed tens of thousands of people.

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