The Eritrean government is accusing its neighbours, Ethiopia, of threatening the peace of the Horn of Africa region with its continued occupation of their sovereign territory. The country’s Foreign Affairs chief, Osman Saleh Mohammed, noted that Ethiopia’s decade-and-half occupation had become more of a regional security issue than one that affected them only. Another impediment in front of Eritrea, indeed in front of the whole Horn of Africa region is the 15-year-old occupation of sovereign Eritrean territory by Ethiopia. After making a strong call for the U.N. to lift U.S.-led arms sanctions imposed in 2009, he added: “Another impediment in front of Eritrea, indeed in front of the whole Horn of Africa region is the 15-year-old occupation of sovereign Eritrean territory by Ethiopia. The Horn of Africa region is basically a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News September 26, 2017 14:48 UTC