The border crossing between Ethiopia and Eritrea closed this morning for reasons not disclosed yet, according to informants from the area. The border was officially opened following the rapprochement between the one-time enemies on September 10. After its opening up, people from both countries were crossing the border without official permission, the informants said. It is not yet clear if the latest restriction on the border area had any relation to that. Even after the rapprochement, only two border checkpoints in a more than 1,000 kms common border were re-opened.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2018 11:26 UTC