Sudan's second most powerful leader met with Ethiopia's defense minister Saturday on a rare visit to Addis Ababa by an official from Khartoum, which comes amid border tensions, officials said. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, widely known as Hemeti, who is number two in Sudan's ruling council, will be in Ethiopia for two days to meet "several Ethiopian officials," Sudan's state news agency SUNA reported. He was met at Addis Ababa airport by Ethiopian Defense Minister Abraham Belay, a statement from Sudan's ruling council said. Al-Fashaqa also borders Ethiopia's troubled Tigray region, and tens of thousands of Ethiopian refugees have crossed into Sudan fleeing fighting. Both Khartoum and Addis Ababa are mired in crises.

Source: Ethiopian News January 22, 2022 13:51 UTC