
File - In this Monday, June 25, 2018, file photo, Eritrean asylum seekers hold a rally in front of Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. The startling and sudden thaw between longtime enemies Eritrea and Ethiopia is opening up a world of possibilities for the countries' residents: new economic and diplomatic ties, telephone and transport links and the end to one of the most bitter feuds between neighbors. But the fledgling peace is raising new questions for Eritrea's diaspora, tens of thousands of people who fled the Eritrean government's tight grip, a rigid compulsory military and endemic poverty who are cautiously waiting to see how the truce will shape their homeland and perhaps offer them a chance to return. (AP Photo/Caron Creighton, File)
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