El Gedaref state has joined Kassala in closing borders with Ethiopia’s strife-torn northern Amhara and Tigray regions. As reported by Radio Dabanga last week, the three countries again failed to reach an agreement about the GERD after a week of negotiations. The Ministers of Water Resources of the three countries agreed to return the file to the African Union (AU). He said that the internal war in Ethiopia would cause destabilisation of neighbouring countries in the East African region, including Sudan. The decision by El Gedaref to close the borders follows a similar decision by Kassala state on Thursday.

Source: Ethiopian News November 09, 2020 15:45 UTC