Sudan says it has played an important role in helping refugees from Ethiopia despite its own economic difficulties. But this crisis is not the only challenge posed by the conflict. The al-Fashaga triangle, where most of the refugees are being hosted, covers an area of about 250 square kilometres and it has around 600,000 acres of fertile land. Sudan says it is an integral part of its territory because it lies west of the line drawn by colonial Britain. But Ethiopia maintains an army presence there and Ethiopian farmers exploit large parts of the land. A joint committee has been trying for years, with little success, to demarcate a border. […]
Many of the families fleeing the fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have been separated after making for neighbouring Sudan. More than 40,000 people have sought refuge there after the conflict between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front started in early November. Many are desperately searching for news of their loved ones back home but have been unable to because of the Ethiopian government’s communications blackout in the Tigray region. Al Jazeera’s Hiba Morgan reports from Gadarif state in Sudan. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Sudan #TigrayCrisis #EthiopiaRefugees
