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African Union Appeals To Ethiopia And Eritrea To De-Escalate Looming War Over Disputed Border
June 15, 2016, African Union (AU) has appealed to Ethiopia and Eritrea to find a way to avert looming war over disputed border.
The plea comes after the recent confrontations over a common border.
AU Commissioner for Peace and Security Smail Chergui appealed to both countries to ‘de-escalate’ the situation that may trigger war.
Ethiopia on Tuesday accused Eritrea of provoking the attack on disputed border area. The two country traded accusation on each of starting the attack over the weekend.
Spokesperson of Ethiopian government was quoted saying that Ethiopia has the ability to lead a total war against Eritrea but they do not want to retaliate.
Ethiopian military say they want to end a series of provocations along the disputed border between the two countries.
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AU appeals to Ethiopia and Eritrea to avert looming war over disputed border
http://www.africanews.com/2016/06/14/au-appeals-to-ethiopia-and-eritrea-to-avert-looming-war-over-disputed-border/
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