Source: Ecofin Agency | Following an emergency meeting of its Security and Defense Council on Jan 17, Sudan called on the Ethiopian government to withdraw its forces from the Al-Fashaqa region, which the two countries have been disputing on for years. “Despite the military mobilization and build-up carried out by Ethiopia in the areas facing […]
DW | The already-uneasy relationship between the two countries is showing signs of simmering over into protracted conflict. But how did it reach this point? Tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan continued to escalate on Tuesday, less than a week after Sudan accused an Ethiopian military aircraft of crossing into Sudan. The Sudanese army reportedly advanced […]
AMN NEWS | On Sunday evening, the Sudanese Security and Defense Council appealed to Ethiopia to “withdraw its forces from the remaining positions it still occupies in Maraghad, Khor Hamar and Ghatar as soon as possible in compliance with international treaties and the sustainability of good-neighborly relations.” The Sudanese Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Yassin Ibrahim […]
Source: Sudan Tribune The head of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, disclosed Saturday that he had agreed with the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to deploy the Sudanese troops to secure the borders between countries. On the first of November 2020, days before the attack of the Ethiopian federal army on the TPLF […]
Source: Brookings | Chris Heitzig In recent weeks, tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan over the disputed Al-Fashqa region have flared up, including an attack on Tuesday that left 80 civilians dead, according to Sudan’s Foreign Ministry. The latest violence comes in the wake of fatal attacks in the region last month that killed more than 220 people. […]
The conflict between Tigray and Ethiopia could cause rifts with other African regions. Canada’s truth and reconciliation experience could help. Source: Policy Options Politiques | Ann Fitz-Gerald, Hugh Segal The conflict between the Ethiopian federal government and a group from within its northern state of Tigray has ended according to the Ethiopian government. The view […]
Sudan sends delegation to neighboring countries to talk over the country’s border dispute with Ethiopia. Sudan’s Transitional Council and the Joint Council of Ministers have decided to visit neighboring countries regarding the country’s border dispute with Ethiopia, Al Ain News reported. Authorities are reportedly in Cairo, Asmara, Juba and Saudi Arabia to explain the situation. […]
Source: The New York Times | Simon Marks and Declan Walsh It was the latest of several bloody outbursts over the past year in the western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, along the border with Sudan, where ethnic tensions are running high. At least 80 people were killed on Tuesday when unidentified gunmen stormed through a village […]
Source: The National News Relations between the two governments, which both field substantial armed forces, are rapidly worsening. Sudan says government-backed Ethiopian militiamen killed five women and a child during a raid just inside its territory, further fuelling tension in the border region. On Wednesday, Sudan warned of “dangerous consequences” for bilateral relations after an Ethiopian […]
Source: National Interest | Jordan Cope With four burgeoning safe havens, ISIS has revived in Sub-Sahara and could be deadlier than ever. – Before 9/11, many forget that Osama Bin Laden largely made a name for himself in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Sudan, he conceived his Islamic Army Shura, laying “the groundwork for a true global terrorist network” […]