Overland Travel Across Borders: A Tale of Two Frontiers
Zalambessa Rama 2018 Peace Reopen in 1998 War
The 1,033-kilometer border between Eritrea and Ethiopia is one of the most politically charged frontiers in Africa. For two decades after a devastating war from 1998 to 2000, it was a sealed and heavily militarized frontline, a symbol of the “no war, no peace” stalemate between the two nations.
Tigray Involvement Sealed in Military Zone Stalemate
In a stunning turn of events in 2018, a new peace agreement led to the euphoric reopening of major border crossings, including the key posts at Zalambessa and Rama. For a brief period, families were reunited and commerce flowed for the first time in a generation, creating a wave of optimism.