Ethiopian Envoy Visits South Sudan for Talks on Abducted ChildrenMarch 17, 2017 - South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that gunmen from the Murle tribe in Boma State had carried out an attack on Ethiopia’s Gambella region and fled along with dozens of children, according to Radio Tamazuj report. An Ethiopian envoy was in Juba on Thursday to find the abducted children and discuss security issues long the common border between the two countries, the report adds. “We agreed that if there are children abducted by the Murle tribe, they must be taken back to their families as soon as possible before Ethiopia could enter to South Sudan territory for further action,” said Makol. Chol Chany, a regional government spokesman on Wednesday, told Reuters that gunmen from South Sudan killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 children in Gambella. He further said the raids on Sunday and Monday occurred in Gambella's Gog and Jor areas, which border South Sudan's Boma state.

Source: Ethiopian News March 17, 2017 23:26 UTC