Ethiopia, Sudan to Deploy Troops Along Common BorderOctober 10, 2017 - Ethiopian and Sudanese officials have called the deployment of joint forces along the border between the two countries to fight smuggling, human trafficking and outlaw gangs. Despite the strong ties between Sudan and Ethiopia, there are serious criminal activities in the border areas including smuggling and human trafficking to reach Egypt and Libya through the Sudan. There many disputes between Ethiopian and Sudanese farmers over the ownership of framers on the border area particularly between Al-Fashga and Gadaref. Also, the Eritrea based Ethiopian rebel groups try often to cross the Sudanese border heading to Ethiopia, but the Sudanese authorities arrest the opponents and deliver them to Ethiopia. The border areas, also, witnessed more than once the use of Ethiopian opponents, mostly fighters, from Eritrea to Sudan, handed over by the Ethiopian authorities.

Source: Ethiopian News October 10, 2017 19:18 UTC