Question: when did the ethiopian and eritrean war start
Answer: Eritrean -- Ethiopian War Part of the conflicts in the Horn of Africa Date 6 May 1998 -- 18 June 2000 ( 2 years , 1 month , 1 week and 5 days ) Location Eritrean -- Ethiopian border , southern Eritrea , Tigray Result Ethiopian military victory Eritrean international courts victory Eritrean failure to push out Ethiopian occupation of some disputed territories and the border town of Badme and Tsorona Refugee displacement and humanitarian crises of Eritreans and Ethiopians Algiers Agreement ( 2000 ) Territorial changes Ethiopia occupies all disputed territories Belligerents Eritrea Ethiopia Comman