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July 10, 2018

Ethiopia & Eritrea Sign Declaration of Peace, Ending Two Decades of Conflict
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In East Africa, the historic peace effort between Ethiopia and Eritrea
continued Monday, with the leaders of the neighboring countries signing
a "Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship" and declaring an end to
the nearly 2-decades-long "state of war." From 1998 to 2000, Ethiopia
and Eritrea fought a border war in which 70,000 people were killed.
Since then, ongoing border disputes have kept the two countries in a
state of conflict. This is U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres,
celebrating the news of the landmark peace declaration.

Secretary-General António Guterres: "I believe that the recent evolution
in relation to between Eritrea and Ethiopia is a very important signal
of hope, not only for the two countries, not only for Africa, but for
the whole world."



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