Ethiopia or Eritrea? Border community fears split

Guests surround the bride and groom during the marriage ceremony of Solomon Aregawi and Yordanos H/Mariam in Alitena town which is home to the Irob ethnic group on July 12, 2018. A breakneck peace process between the former foes over the past six weeks hinges on Ethiopia's vow to finally abide by a 2002 United Nations ruling on the frontier, which states that Engal is in fact Eritrean. Maheder HAILESELASSIE TADESE / AFP 

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In the past 150 years, Eritrea has passed through the hands of the Ottomans, Egyptians, Italians, British and Ethiopians which annexed it in 1952 after a brief period of autonomy.

By AFP Agency
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