Since taking office after the resignation of his predecessor in February 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has made significant reforms in the political landscape of Ethiopia; the most notable of which is his policy of rapprochement towards Eritrea. On June 5th, 2018, the new Prime Minister agreed to fully implement the Algiers Agreement. The Agreement was signed in 2000 by the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in accordance with the demarcation of the border boundary set forth by the boundary commission to end the 1998 Ethiopia - Eritrea war and cede land to Eritrea. This landmark move has already led to the re-establishment of political and economic ties between the two states.
