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Stony silence from Eritrea as Ethiopia basks in Nobel glow

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (C) and Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki embarked on a whip-fast rapprochement last year.

While Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was praised for efforts to end years of bitter tension with Eritrea in his Nobel Peace Prize award last week, his Eritrean partner in the peace-making has conspicuously failed to offer his congratulations.

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