July 11 - 2020 EL GEDAREFFarmers living in eastern El Gedaref demand their lands back. The farmers urged the closure of the Sudanese-Ethiopian border, and the Ethiopian consulate in El Gedaref. In particular in El Fashaga locality, Ethiopian farmers have been annually cultivating their crops for decades. Armies clashThe conflicts seemed to get out of control when gunmen, supported by Ethiopian army troops, killed a Sudanese army officer in El Gedaref’s El Gureisha locality in end May. Ensuing clashes between Sudanese and Ethiopian army soldiers caused at least 6,000 people in the area to flee their homes.

Source: Ethiopian News July 11, 2020 12:22 UTC