The Sudan-Ethiopia border region remained tense on Tuesday, a day after a diplomatic row erupted between the two neighbours over the death this month of seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian that Khartoum says were executed by the Ethiopians. Residents in the area said Sudanese and Ethiopian forces have been exchanging fire at the border region in eastern Sudan and that reinforcements were arriving in the area from elsewhere in eastern Sudan. In pictures: Ethiopian soldiers in trainingExpand Autoplay Ethiopian National Defence Forces soldiers shout slogans after finishing their training outside Gondar, Ethiopia. Sudanese military ruler Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan while touring an area in eastern Sudan close to the border with Ethiopia on Monday. The response [to the death of the eight Sudanese] will be tangible and recognised on the ground,” he said without elaborating.

Source: Ethiopian News June 28, 2022 15:01 UTC