borkenaDecember 26,2018Eritrean government seem to be tightening its border with Eritrea, especially along ZalambessaDeutsche Welle (DW) Amharic service reported today that Ethiopians who were crossing to Eritrea through the border town of Zalambessa were requested laissez-passer by border guards. Also, DW Amharic cited its sources in the border town to report that the regulated border crossing active as of 6 a.m. local time. Business and other travelers from the two countries were enjoying unrestricted border crossing since the reopening of the border in September after normalcy was resorted following the end of state of “no war – no peace” relation. Vehicles that were not allowed to enter to Eritrea on grounds of lack of permission to enter were seen making long lines in the border area, according to DW Amharic report. Ethiopian government officials have not remarked about the latest development in regards to border crossing.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2018 03:00 UTC