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SUDAN’S army announced today that it had taken control of around 80 per cent of disputed territory on its border which it claimed had been occupied by Ethiopian farmers and local militia.
Deputy chief of staff Lieutenant General Khaled Abdin al-Shami said that Sudan had restored sovereignty to land it insists was stolen by Ethiopia.
Sudan accuses Addis Ababa of supporting militias in the seizing of land in the al-Fashqa region through the eviction of Sudanese farmers. Ethiopia denies the charges.
The Ethiopian government’s recent military offensive in the northern Tigray region has opened a new conflict over land rights, with many seeking to exploit the security situation and settle old scores.