Eritrea: UN Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea to Commit to Algiers Agreement Amidst Renewed Tensions

Eritrea: UN Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea to Commit to Algiers Agreement Amidst Renewed Tensions

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, has called on Ethiopia and Eritrea to recommit to the terms of the Algiers Agreement as the two countries commemorate the 25th anniversary of the peace accord that ended a brutal conflict between them at the turn of the millennium.

UN chief calls on Eritrea, Ethiopia to respect border pact on its 25th anniversary

The Algiers Agreement, signed 25 years ago, ended a bloody border conflict between the two countries in the Horn of Africa. But more recently, tensions have been rising again.

United Nations Secretary-General António Urges Eritrea and Ethiopia to Honor 25-Year-Old Algiers Peace Pact Amid Escalating Border Tensions

… Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, which thawed … Eritrea, colonized by Italy in the late 19th century and federated with Ethiopia … Regional actors like Egypt, wary of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian … with Asmara, while Somalia eyes its own maritime …

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Algiers Agreement, a landmark peace treaty that formally ended the border conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia and established a crucial framework for peaceful relations between the two nations. With the support of the international community, the Agreement created mechanisms for demarcating the common border and reaffirmed the