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Eritrea has resumed its membership in the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) nearly 16 years after it pulled out of the
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On Sudan visit, Eritrea’s president discusses tensions with Ethiopia
The two-day visit comes after Sudan in February accused a third party of siding with Ethiopia in its border dispute with Sudan. It was likely referring to Eritrea.
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President of the Sudanese Transitional Council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, right, walkswith Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on his arrival at the Khartoum airport, May 4, 2021. (AP)
CAIRO – Eritrea’s president arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday for talks with Sudanese officials amid tensions over a longt-term border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia.
President Isaias Afwerki landed at Khartoum’s international airport and was received by General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of Sudan’s ruling sovereign council. The two leaders then began closed-door talks on cooperation and ways to develop ties between their two countries, according to a statement from the Sudanese sovereign council.
Eritrea s president visits Sudan amid tensions over Ethiopia
SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press
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1of9President of the Sudanese Transitional Council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, left, greets Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki at the Khartoum airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Eritrea’s president arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday for talks with Sudanese officials amid tensions between the two countries over the Tigray conflict on Sudan s border.Marwan Ali/APShow MoreShow Less
2of9CORRECTS TO MEETS NOT INSPECTING HONOR GUARD - President of the Sudanese Transitional Council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, right, and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki meet in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Afwerki is on a 1-day official visit to Sudan to meet with al-Burhan and other government officials.Marwan Ali/APShow MoreShow Less