FILE: Somalia and Eritrea agree to establish diplomatic ties The presidents of Somalia and Eritrea agree to establish diplomatic ties in the latest lightning rapprochement between the Horn of Africa rivals. The declaration comes just three weeks after Ethiopia and Eritrea declared an end to two decades of conflict, rapidly restoring diplomatic ties and flights between their capitals. FILE IMAGES of Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki