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The head of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on Sudan and Ethiopia to refrain from engaging in military escalation and exhorted them to seek a negotiated dispute settlement for the border conflict. Sudanese army, it is reported, recently attacked Ethiopian troops based in Barkhat area and destroyed their settlement after killing seven of its soldiers.
The head of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on Sudan and Ethiopia to refrain from engaging in military escalation and exhorted them to seek a negotiated dispute settlement for the border conflict. Sudanese army, it is reported, recently attacked Ethiopian troops based in Barkhat area and destroyed their settlement after killing seven of its soldiers.
Faki said he was following with “deep concern” the military escalations between Sudan and Ethiopia. He further called on the two sides to hold negotiations under the auspices of the AU Border Program.
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According to reports, Sudan had already rejected any talks with Ethiopia on the Fashaga area. Khartoum said there were two border demarcation agreements sealed in 1902 and 1975. And both countries should observe that instead of engaging in negotiations.
