Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan-Ethiopia Border Tensions Escalate Despite Government Efforts

Jun 5, 2020 | Mohammed Amin, Middle East Eye
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Diplomatic efforts to diffuse a security crisis on the border between Sudan and Ethiopia have been ongoing, but the situation on the ground has escalated in recent days, with Sudanese troops and Ethiopian militias assembling forces in the area. The crisis adds more pressure on Sudan’s transitional military-civilian government, as it struggles to establish democracy and the rule of law in the country, while also dealing with the coronavirus outbreak and a weak healthcare system.