Khartoum: Sudan has recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia, the foreign ministry said on Sunday, reporting Addis Ababa had spurned its efforts at trying to broker a ceasefire in war-torn Tigray.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, chair of the regional body IGAD, wanted "to encourage all Ethiopian sides to reach a ceasefire agreement, and engage in comprehensive political talks", the ministry said in a statement. But last week Ethiopia said their trust in some of Sudan’s leaders had been "eroded", and accused the Sudanese army of launching an "incursion" into their territory.
Northern Ethiopia has been wracked by fighting since last November, when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops to topple the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the region’s then ruling party.
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have fled to refugee camps in Sudan, to escape a conflict that the UN says has pushed 400,000 people into famine-like conditions. Relations between Khartoum and Addis Ababa have also soured over the contested border region of Fashaga, a fertile strip long cultivated by Ethiopian farmers, but claimed by Sudan.
Billene Seyoum, spokeswoman for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, said the issue "needs to be thoroughly addressed, before Sudan could be entertained as a credible party in terms of facilitating such kind of negotiations".
Sudan’s foreign ministry on Sunday said it had "followed statements made by senior Ethiopian officials refusing Sudan’s help to end the bloody conflict in Tigray, citing a lack of neutrality and (Sudan’s) occupation of Ethiopian territories," the ministry statement read.
Workers sort coal near a mine in Datong, Shanxi province, China, on Nov 3, 2021. — AFPKINSHASA: At least 10 people...
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attends a meeting with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the crew of the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince Of Wales in front of...
People vote in the 2024 US presidential election on Election Day in Columbus, Ohio, US, November 5, 2024....
People gather at St Peter's Square, following the death of Pope Francis, at the Vatican, April 22, 2025. —...
Then-President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam. —...