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Stony silence from Eritrea as Ethiopia basks in Nobel glow

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (centre) welcomes Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki upon his arrival at the airport in Gondar, for a visit in Ethiopia, on November 9, 2018. PHOTO | EDUARDO SOTERAS | AFP

By  AFP

Addis Ababa

While Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was praised for efforts to end years of bitter tension with Eritrea in his Nobel Peace Prize award last week, his Eritrean partner in the peace-making has conspicuously failed to offer his congratulations.

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