borkenaDecember 27,2018Ethio-Eritrean border along the town of Zalambessa is closed again, Gulo Meheda district head in Tigray regional state told VOA Amharic service yesterday. The border was opened in September of this year and there has been two ways movement of people to and from both countries since then. Although Tigray regional authorities claimed that they have reported closure of the border to the Federal government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Meles Alem, who is now appointed as Ethiopia’s ambassador to Kenya, reportedly told journalists that government is not aware of the border closure. DW Amharic service reported yesterday, citing residents in the region, that Eritrean border guards demanded laissez-passer and denied entry to Eritrea for those travelers without it. As well, you may get Ethiopia News by following us on twitter @zborkena

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2018 22:18 UTC