KHARTOUM: Ethiopia is building up its defenses along the western border with Sudan where a “national threat” is brewing, a government minister told a news briefing. Sudan has signed two agreements with Egypt on joint military cooperation and has conducted three exercises since November. Despite the Ethiopian statements of a military build-up, a source close to the Sudanese military establishment and strategic expert believed that the border deployment was being presented as a deceptive provocation. “Ethiopia has to guard its western border due to its conflict in Tigray,” said Ret. “Geographically, the majority of Sudan’s border with Ethiopia is with the Tigray region and the lesser part with the Amhara region.

Source: Ethiopian News July 07, 2021 17:47 UTC