Cold Calls

The World

 Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a historic peace deal ending 20 years of conflict. With phone services now restored, Ethiopian and Eritrean well-wishing strangers are calling each other. Ehiopian cold caller Roman Tafessework Gomeju speaks to Marco Werman from Addis Ababa.

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