Persistent Challenges to Entirely Normalize Ethio-Eritrean Diplomatic Relations

Tamirat Dela Wotango

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Persistent Challenges to Entirely Normalize Ethio-Eritrean Diplomatic Relations

Tamirat Dela Wotango

Published in International and Public Affairs (Volume 5, Issue 2)

Received: 11 November 2021 Accepted: 27 November 2021 Published: 11 December 2021

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Abstract

After Eritrea became officially independent from Ethiopia on 24 May 1993, the diplomatic relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea was mainly a friendly and gentle one. Nevertheless, such harmonized honey moon relation was hampered by the 1998-2000 war and followed by ‘no peace no war scenario’ until 2018 rapprochement. Despite, to cover this study the researcher employed qualitative methodology. In so doing, purposive and snow ball sampling method was employed with exploratory design to collect the data. However, the rapprochement changed the gear of threat to the countries relationship and determined the ‘no peace no war scenario’ to ‘yes peace no war scenario’ road map. Yet, there is challenge which emanated from internal and external factors to abort the re-established relation which come with relief and prospect to both Ethiopia and Eritrea as well region of the Horn in whole. If the rapprochement is not carefully handled, there may be dynamic radical shift from the previous ‘no peace no war frying pan to fire of another devastating war’ in the volatile region of Horn (in Amharic ‘keditu wode matu!’) That is why the whole process has to be approached carefully, with due conscientiousness to compensate for and repair the political, economic, diplomatic and social fault-lines that exist at overall ends.

Published in	International and Public Affairs (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ipa.20210502.16
Page(s)	92-103
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Persistent Challenge, Diplomatic Relations, Cordial Relation, Rapprochement, Yes Peace No War, Keditu Wode Matu

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Department of Civics and Ethical Studies, College of Social Science and Humanities, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia

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