SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga – Tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia escalate further

14/1/2021: Radio Dabanga – Tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia escalate further

 Radio Dabanga’s report on escalating tensions between Sudan and Ethiopia have seen political leaders call for the expulsion of the Ethiopian ambassador following his “provocative statements”.

During a briefing with the National Border Commission, the Ethiopian ambassador reportedly accused the Sudanese army of seizing “nine areas belonging to Ethiopia”. He claimed that British border demarcation officers sided with Sudan and drew unfair borders in colonial times, meaning that Ethiopian citizens cannot be removed from the area. The diplomat called on the Sudanese army to stop their attacks and withdraw to its previous position “until the dispute is resolved peacefully”.