Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea flare up again

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

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Ethiopia and Eritrea have seemingly been on the mend about their ties. But things have started to unravel again in what experts warn is a longtime sign of unfinished reconciliation between the two countries that were once one.

Last week, former Ethiopian president Mulatu Teshome, a close ally of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, accused Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki of "working to reignite conflict in northern Ethiopia and he must be stopped."