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Ethopia: Sudan closes Ethiopia border after Fano militia seize nearby town

Ethopia: Sudan closes Ethiopia border after Fano militia seize nearby town

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Published on 2024-09-02 10:09:46

Ethopia: Sudan closes Ethiopia border after Fano militia seize nearby town

The Metema-Gallabat border crossing. Photo: Sudan Tribune

Addis Abeba – Authorities in Sudan’s eastern Al-Qadarif state closed the Gallabat border crossing with Ethiopia on Sunday after the Fano militia seized the nearby Ethiopian town of Metema.

Citing military sources, Sudan Tribune reported that Sudanese authorities allowed Ethiopian federal police and army personnel to cross into Sudan after they were disarmed. In return, members of the Fano militia in the area allowed Sudanese nationals stranded at the border to cross into…

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