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Now playing Next no comment Formerly bitter east African rivals celebrate official border opening Celebrating their dramatic diplomatic thaw, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea have officially opened the border where a bloody war and ensuing tensions had divided them for decades, with emotional residents embracing after years of separation. 12/09/2018
Now playing Next Italy Migrants detained onboard rescue ship in Sicily allowed to disembark The migrants, mainly from Eritrea, had been stranded in the port of Catania since Monday. 26/08/2018
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