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Ignore the naysayers, Asmara is not reclusive and is open for business

Friends again: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (in glasses) is welcomed by Eritrea's President Isaias Afeworki in Asmara on July 8, 2018 at the start of a meeting to repair relations between the neighbours. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  FREDRICK GOLOOBA-MUTEBI

On September 26, I set off from Kampala to visit Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, arguably the most controversial country in Africa today.

The visit was a culmination of some years of planning to go and experience the country first-hand.

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