Eritrea, Ethiopia: broadening cross-border cooperation

The presidents of Eritrea and Ethiopia met January 7 to open the Omhajer-Humera border crossing between the two countries. Located at the westernmost point of the shared border, the opening is the third such development and is a further validation of bilateral political and economic confidence building between the once-hostile neighbors. The Omhajer-Humera border crossing is a strategic crossing point for the supply of agricultural products from the fertile Humera area of Ethiopia and the Gas Barka plains of Eritrea. The connection also complements the two other heavier-travelled routes that Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed …

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