Does Assab Belongs to Ethiopia or Eritrea?

By VOA NEWS FORMER U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Herman Cohen said he wanted to set the record straight about his recommendation during the 1991 London Conference on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Port Assab. He said he did not say the port belongs to Ethiopia, contrary to what some in Ethiopia had attributed…

The Nile Waters agreement

By Pierre Crabitès Foreign Affairs October 1929 THE Egyptian Gazette of May 9, 1929, carried the text of an agreement on the long-debated question as to the use of the waters of the River Nile. The agreement, which recognizes on the one hand.that the Sudan needs more water for its development, and on the other hand that…

The Algiers Agreement 2000

08 March 2014 ER ET_001212_Algiers-AgreementEritreaEthiopia Mekonnen Tesfagiorgis AWG Paper UN 09/02/2001 Press Release SC/7011   Security Council4275th Meeting (PM) SECURITY COUNCIL WELCOMES PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA, URGES FULL, EXPEDITIOUS COOPERATION WITH UNITED NATIONS MISSION Presidential Statement Also Welcomes Temporary Security Zone Agreement, Addresses Troop Redeployment, Mine Action, Financing Border Demarcation The Security Council this…