New internal and external dynamics are shaping the relations between the two countries.
![Eritrean refugees meeting certain criteria are allowed to study and work in Ethiopia [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013121111343273734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

New internal and external dynamics are shaping the relations between the two countries.
![Eritrean refugees meeting certain criteria are allowed to study and work in Ethiopia [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013121111343273734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Eritrea’s refugee crisis threatens to undermine the stability of the secretive country.
![Isaias Afewerki has been president of Eritrea since its independence in 1993 [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/201310612239964734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)