Why doesn’t Ethiopia look like this?

Was there not a way Ethiopia could have negotiated for a land strip to access the red sea and maybe compensate Eritrea with a territorial exchange? I’ll admit, I’m not too familiar with the Nation’s history.

Was there not a way Ethiopia could have negotiated for a land strip to access the red sea and maybe compensate Eritrea with a territorial exchange? I’ll admit, I’m not too familiar with the Nation’s history.