Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday sought to defuse tension with neighbouring Sudan, saying third parties he did not identify wanted them at war. The conciliatory comment by Mr Abiy followed a claim by Sudan on Monday that Ethiopian troops executed seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian they held captive. Residents and civilian officials in eastern Sudan near the border with Ethiopia later said that Sudanese forces shelled the border region on Monday. At the heart of the long-running border dispute between the two nations is Fashaqa, a fertile strip of land that has long been settled by Ethiopian farmers. “For us, peace between our two people and mutual trust is our choice.”The latest flare-up in the border dispute feeds into a larger conflict between the two nations.

Source: Ethiopian News June 29, 2022 21:26 UTC