#Egypt’s el-Sisi meets Mohammed bin Salman, backs #Saudi call for secure Red Sea navigation
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah #el_Sisi has backed Saudi calls for secure and unhindered navigation in the #Red_Sea during a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed #bin_Salman in #Cairo, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.
Sisi met the crown prince, known as MBS, on Tuesday as part of a Saudi delegation that included Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and other senior officials.
The statement affirmed that “relations between Egypt and #Saudi_Arabia can only be exemplary within the Arab framework, and that the security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states is an integral part of Egypt’s national security”, while also emphasising efforts to achieve a sustainable political solution to the Yemen conflict. The Saudi-backed Yemeni government has lost key territories including coastal areas vital for oil shipping to the Iran-aligned Houthis....
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah #el_Sisi has backed Saudi calls for secure and unhindered navigation in the #Red_Sea during a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed #bin_Salman in #Cairo, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.
Sisi met the crown prince, known as MBS, on Tuesday as part of a Saudi delegation that included Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and other senior officials.
The statement affirmed that “relations between Egypt and #Saudi_Arabia can only be exemplary within the Arab framework, and that the security of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states is an integral part of Egypt’s national security”, while also emphasising efforts to achieve a sustainable political solution to the Yemen conflict. The Saudi-backed Yemeni government has lost key territories including coastal areas vital for oil shipping to the Iran-aligned Houthis....
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News: #Sudan army intercepts drones targeting two major dams near #Ethiopian border
Sudanese air defenses intercepted drones targeting two major dam complexes near the Ethiopian border on Tuesday, while separate drone strikes in #Blue_Nile State killed four people, according to Sudan Tribune.
The drones targeted the #Upper_Atbara and #Setit dam complex in #Gedaref_State and the nearby Khashm al-Girba Dam in #Kassala State, Sudan Tribune reported, citing military and local sources. The attempted attacks caused no casualties or structural damage, according to the report.
The incidents came two days after Sudanese General Yasir al-Atta accused Ethiopia of seeking to seize Sudanese border territories, including the al-Fashaga agricultural area and parts of Blue Nile State. Ethiopia has previously denied Sudanese allegations of involvement in the conflict.
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Sudanese air defenses intercepted drones targeting two major dam complexes near the Ethiopian border on Tuesday, while separate drone strikes in #Blue_Nile State killed four people, according to Sudan Tribune.
The drones targeted the #Upper_Atbara and #Setit dam complex in #Gedaref_State and the nearby Khashm al-Girba Dam in #Kassala State, Sudan Tribune reported, citing military and local sources. The attempted attacks caused no casualties or structural damage, according to the report.
The incidents came two days after Sudanese General Yasir al-Atta accused Ethiopia of seeking to seize Sudanese border territories, including the al-Fashaga agricultural area and parts of Blue Nile State. Ethiopia has previously denied Sudanese allegations of involvement in the conflict.
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#Opinion: From Arrests to Accountability: Can #Ethiopia’s anti-corruption drive break the culture of impunity?
Following its August 2026 crackdown on economic crimes and supply-chain fraud, the Ethiopian government’s anti-corruption drive serves as a critical “litmus test of whether public power can finally be disentangled from private enrichment,” writes Adan Hussein.
He argues that, to succeed—particularly in peripheral areas where patronage can contribute to dry boreholes and unusable infrastructure—the campaign must look beyond headlines and arrest figures.
The author notes that “the most meaningful indicator of progress should not be the number of arrests made or press releases issued, but the recovery of state property and public assets” to ensure the effective delivery of basic services.
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Following its August 2026 crackdown on economic crimes and supply-chain fraud, the Ethiopian government’s anti-corruption drive serves as a critical “litmus test of whether public power can finally be disentangled from private enrichment,” writes Adan Hussein.
He argues that, to succeed—particularly in peripheral areas where patronage can contribute to dry boreholes and unusable infrastructure—the campaign must look beyond headlines and arrest figures.
The author notes that “the most meaningful indicator of progress should not be the number of arrests made or press releases issued, but the recovery of state property and public assets” to ensure the effective delivery of basic services.
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News: #South_Sudan president removes elections commission chair three months before polls
South Sudanese President #Salva_Kiir Mayardit has removed National Elections Commission (#NEC) Chairperson Professor Abednego Akok Kacuol and appointed the commission’s Secretary-General, Gabriel Bol Deng Majok, as his replacement, three months before the country’s scheduled elections.
The changes were announced on state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Tuesday evening, according to Radio Tamazuj. No reason was given for Akok’s removal.
The leadership change comes as electoral institutions face a tight timetable ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 22 December 2026.
Political science professor Abraham Kuol Nyuon of the University of Juba told Radio Tamazuj that the timing could affect preparations for the polls. He said Deng’s familiarity with the.....
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South Sudanese President #Salva_Kiir Mayardit has removed National Elections Commission (#NEC) Chairperson Professor Abednego Akok Kacuol and appointed the commission’s Secretary-General, Gabriel Bol Deng Majok, as his replacement, three months before the country’s scheduled elections.
The changes were announced on state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Tuesday evening, according to Radio Tamazuj. No reason was given for Akok’s removal.
The leadership change comes as electoral institutions face a tight timetable ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for 22 December 2026.
Political science professor Abraham Kuol Nyuon of the University of Juba told Radio Tamazuj that the timing could affect preparations for the polls. He said Deng’s familiarity with the.....
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#Commentary: Connected Corridors, Converging Power: #Somaliland’s rise as #Red_Sea’s most contested node
Gulaid Yusuf Idaan writes that the Gulf, the Red Sea, the Horn of #Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Eastern Mediterranean are increasingly operating as a single interconnected geopolitical system, within which Somaliland and #Berbera are emerging as a strategic hinge.
He contends that power today rests less on territorial control than on “network centrality”—the capacity to influence ports, corridors, maritime routes, and intelligence flows.
Idaan further stresses that Berbera’s connections to #Ethiopia, Emirati investment, and expanding ties with #India and #Israel have heightened Somaliland’s strategic significance, even as cooperation among #Saudi_Arabia, #Turkey, and #Pakistan generates competing pressures.
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Gulaid Yusuf Idaan writes that the Gulf, the Red Sea, the Horn of #Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Eastern Mediterranean are increasingly operating as a single interconnected geopolitical system, within which Somaliland and #Berbera are emerging as a strategic hinge.
He contends that power today rests less on territorial control than on “network centrality”—the capacity to influence ports, corridors, maritime routes, and intelligence flows.
Idaan further stresses that Berbera’s connections to #Ethiopia, Emirati investment, and expanding ties with #India and #Israel have heightened Somaliland’s strategic significance, even as cooperation among #Saudi_Arabia, #Turkey, and #Pakistan generates competing pressures.
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News: #Ethiopia’s national emergency medical team secures #WHO international classification
Ethiopia’s National Emergency Medical Team (#EMT) has received international classification from the World Health Organization (WHO), making it the first civilian EMT in the WHO #African Region to attain the classification, according to a WHO announcement on Tuesday.
WHO said the achievement makes Ethiopia the first country in the region with a classified civilian EMT, alongside Senegal, which has a classified military EMT. The verification confirms that Ethiopia’s national team meets WHO standards for quality, operational readiness, deployment capacity and emergency medical response.
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Ethiopia’s National Emergency Medical Team (#EMT) has received international classification from the World Health Organization (WHO), making it the first civilian EMT in the WHO #African Region to attain the classification, according to a WHO announcement on Tuesday.
WHO said the achievement makes Ethiopia the first country in the region with a classified civilian EMT, alongside Senegal, which has a classified military EMT. The verification confirms that Ethiopia’s national team meets WHO standards for quality, operational readiness, deployment capacity and emergency medical response.
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News: #Al_Shabab remains stronger than ever after two decades of peacekeeping in #Somalia, Foreign Policy reports
The #al_Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab has regained significant territory in Somalia despite two decades of #African_Union-led military interventions and billions of dollars in international support, Foreign Policy reported.
The magazine said the #United_States has provided an estimated $3.6 billion since 2007 to support successive African Union peacekeeping missions in Somalia, including nearly $2 billion through #United_Nations support offices and about $1.6 billion in bilateral assistance to troop-contributing countries.
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The #al_Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab has regained significant territory in Somalia despite two decades of #African_Union-led military interventions and billions of dollars in international support, Foreign Policy reported.
The magazine said the #United_States has provided an estimated $3.6 billion since 2007 to support successive African Union peacekeeping missions in Somalia, including nearly $2 billion through #United_Nations support offices and about $1.6 billion in bilateral assistance to troop-contributing countries.
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#Houthis claim attacks on Aramco facility, #Saudi airbase as #Bab_al_Mandeb sees little commercial traffic
#Yemen’s #Iran-aligned Houthi group on Wednesday claimed it had launched missile and drone attacks against a Saudi Aramco facility in Yanbu and the Khamis Mushait airbase in southern Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group targeted the Yanbu facility with dozens of ballistic missiles and drones, claiming the strikes caused fires and widespread destruction. He also said ballistic missiles were fired at the Khamis Mushait airbase.
#Saudi_Arabia has not confirmed the attacks or the reported damage, and the claims could not be independently verified.
The claims come amid a sharp escalation in Saudi-Houthi hostilities and growing disruption risks along the Red Sea.
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#Yemen’s #Iran-aligned Houthi group on Wednesday claimed it had launched missile and drone attacks against a Saudi Aramco facility in Yanbu and the Khamis Mushait airbase in southern Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group targeted the Yanbu facility with dozens of ballistic missiles and drones, claiming the strikes caused fires and widespread destruction. He also said ballistic missiles were fired at the Khamis Mushait airbase.
#Saudi_Arabia has not confirmed the attacks or the reported damage, and the claims could not be independently verified.
The claims come amid a sharp escalation in Saudi-Houthi hostilities and growing disruption risks along the Red Sea.
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News: 16 killed, more than 16 women and children abducted in armed attack in #Gurage_Zone, residents say
At least 16 civilians were killed and more than 16 women and children were abducted during an armed attack in #Abshge_District of the Gurage Zone in Central #Ethiopia Regional State on Monday night, according to residents who spoke to Addis Standard.
A resident of #Walda Town in Abashge District said the violence began at around 8:30 p.m. on September 14, when a child aged between seven and 10 was killed. The resident said community members subsequently gathered at a mourning house to offer condolences, where armed men arrived and opened fire, killing several people.
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At least 16 civilians were killed and more than 16 women and children were abducted during an armed attack in #Abshge_District of the Gurage Zone in Central #Ethiopia Regional State on Monday night, according to residents who spoke to Addis Standard.
A resident of #Walda Town in Abashge District said the violence began at around 8:30 p.m. on September 14, when a child aged between seven and 10 was killed. The resident said community members subsequently gathered at a mourning house to offer condolences, where armed men arrived and opened fire, killing several people.
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News: 16 killed, more than 16 women and children abducted in armed attack in #Gurage_Zone, residents say
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News: #Sudan gold mine collapse kills at least 82 in #West_Kordofan
At least 82 people were killed and dozens injured after a #gold_mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan State, with an unknown number of miners still feared trapped under rubble, according to a local administrator cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Wednesday.
The collapse occurred at the #Al_Zaraa gold mine, where miners launched an overnight rescue operation using rudimentary tools. Sixty bodies had been recovered by Wednesday morning, while another 22 were found later, AFP reported.
A local administrator affiliated with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (#RSF), which controls West Kordofan, told AFP that about 50 people were injured and an unknown number remained trapped. He spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to represent the RSF’s parallel administration.
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At least 82 people were killed and dozens injured after a #gold_mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan State, with an unknown number of miners still feared trapped under rubble, according to a local administrator cited by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Wednesday.
The collapse occurred at the #Al_Zaraa gold mine, where miners launched an overnight rescue operation using rudimentary tools. Sixty bodies had been recovered by Wednesday morning, while another 22 were found later, AFP reported.
A local administrator affiliated with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (#RSF), which controls West Kordofan, told AFP that about 50 people were injured and an unknown number remained trapped. He spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to represent the RSF’s parallel administration.
Survivors told AFP that rescuers were struggling to clear the collapsed rock and soil and called.....
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Trump hopes #Iran war nearing end as #Houthi-#Saudi fighting escalates
#US President #Donald_Trump said he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near, as the conflict, in its seventh month, escalated with Saudi aircraft pounding #Yemen and Houthi fighters launching drones and missiles at Saudi cities.
The Iran-backed Houthis' lightning advance in Yemen along the #Red_Sea and their attacks on Saudi Arabia, along with attacks that damaged Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, have extended #Tehran's reach in the war and heightened global oil-supply risks.
As the war expands into a new theatre, the United States tightened its travel warning for Saudi Arabia, banning government employees from travelling within 20 miles (30 km) of the Yemen border.
Still, just hours after reports of the Houthis and Saudi Arabia fighting, Trump told reporters on Wednesday evening: "Well, hopefully.....
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#US President #Donald_Trump said he hoped an end to the war against Iran was near, as the conflict, in its seventh month, escalated with Saudi aircraft pounding #Yemen and Houthi fighters launching drones and missiles at Saudi cities.
The Iran-backed Houthis' lightning advance in Yemen along the #Red_Sea and their attacks on Saudi Arabia, along with attacks that damaged Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline, have extended #Tehran's reach in the war and heightened global oil-supply risks.
As the war expands into a new theatre, the United States tightened its travel warning for Saudi Arabia, banning government employees from travelling within 20 miles (30 km) of the Yemen border.
Still, just hours after reports of the Houthis and Saudi Arabia fighting, Trump told reporters on Wednesday evening: "Well, hopefully.....
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News: New egg-eating snake species discovered in #Ethiopia’s Harenna Forest
Scientists have identified a new species of egg-eating snake in Ethiopia’s #Harenna Forest, one of the remaining large tracts of natural forest in the Horn of Africa, according to Phys.org.
Named Dasypeltis albigularis, or the white-throated egg-eater, the harmless snake belongs to the #African genus Dasypeltis, whose species feed exclusively on birds’ eggs. The snakes have specialized vertebrae in their throats that allow them to crack eggshells after swallowing them.
The species was formally described in the open-access journal Herpetozoa following research led by Arthur Tiutenko of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, together with researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and South Africa’s National Museum in Bloemfontein.
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Scientists have identified a new species of egg-eating snake in Ethiopia’s #Harenna Forest, one of the remaining large tracts of natural forest in the Horn of Africa, according to Phys.org.
Named Dasypeltis albigularis, or the white-throated egg-eater, the harmless snake belongs to the #African genus Dasypeltis, whose species feed exclusively on birds’ eggs. The snakes have specialized vertebrae in their throats that allow them to crack eggshells after swallowing them.
The species was formally described in the open-access journal Herpetozoa following research led by Arthur Tiutenko of Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, together with researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and South Africa’s National Museum in Bloemfontein.
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News: #Sudan says it does not want war with #Ethiopia amid rising tensions
Sudan does not want to go to war with Ethiopia despite what it describes as an increasingly “hostile position from #Addis_Abeba”, Gen. #Malik_Agar, deputy head of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, said on Wednesday.
“We do not want to get involved in a war with Ethiopia,” Agar told journalists at a media forum in #Khartoum, according to Radio Tamazuj.
His remarks come amid heightened tensions along the Sudan-Ethiopia border and allegations from Sudanese military officials that Ethiopia has allowed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) and allied forces to launch drones from its territory. Ethiopia has previously rejected such accusations as baseless.
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Sudan does not want to go to war with Ethiopia despite what it describes as an increasingly “hostile position from #Addis_Abeba”, Gen. #Malik_Agar, deputy head of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, said on Wednesday.
“We do not want to get involved in a war with Ethiopia,” Agar told journalists at a media forum in #Khartoum, according to Radio Tamazuj.
His remarks come amid heightened tensions along the Sudan-Ethiopia border and allegations from Sudanese military officials that Ethiopia has allowed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) and allied forces to launch drones from its territory. Ethiopia has previously rejected such accusations as baseless.
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#Op_ed: #Western_Tigray's Warning Signs: Why civilian protection cannot wait
Western Tigray’s current tensions cannot be separated from the atrocities documented during the war in #Tigray, including killings, sexual violence, forced displacement, and arbitrary detention, writes Shushay Tewelemedhn Gebremariam.
He emphasises that Human Rights Watch (#HRW) continues to report discrimination and arbitrary detention of Tigrayans, while more than 740,000 people remain displaced. Moreover, renewed fighting and the absence of effective international oversight are heightening the risks.
Shushay underscores that “warning signs must be taken seriously while there is still time to act,” noting that "prevention is not an accusation. It is a responsibility.”
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Western Tigray’s current tensions cannot be separated from the atrocities documented during the war in #Tigray, including killings, sexual violence, forced displacement, and arbitrary detention, writes Shushay Tewelemedhn Gebremariam.
He emphasises that Human Rights Watch (#HRW) continues to report discrimination and arbitrary detention of Tigrayans, while more than 740,000 people remain displaced. Moreover, renewed fighting and the absence of effective international oversight are heightening the risks.
Shushay underscores that “warning signs must be taken seriously while there is still time to act,” noting that "prevention is not an accusation. It is a responsibility.”
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News: Chemicals used in #gold_mining reportedly killing endemic birds and other wildlife in #Borena
Local residents in Arsite, Abunu Kebele of Gomole Woreda, near Borena National Park in #Ethiopia’s #Oromia Region, have raised concerns over the reported deaths of birds and other wildlife following the use of chemicals in informal gold mining activities in the area.
Residents told Addis Standard that individuals engaged in gold mining have been releasing #chemicals used in the extraction process onto the ground and into water sources, contaminating habitats and water used by wildlife.
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Local residents in Arsite, Abunu Kebele of Gomole Woreda, near Borena National Park in #Ethiopia’s #Oromia Region, have raised concerns over the reported deaths of birds and other wildlife following the use of chemicals in informal gold mining activities in the area.
Residents told Addis Standard that individuals engaged in gold mining have been releasing #chemicals used in the extraction process onto the ground and into water sources, contaminating habitats and water used by wildlife.
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News: #Ethiopia’s Erta Ale pond found 12 times saltier than ocean, offering glimpse into limits of life
Ethiopia’s #Erta_Ale pond, located in the #Danakil Depression in the #Afar Region, has been measured with a salinity roughly 12 times higher than that of the open ocean, making it one of the most extreme aquatic environments known on Earth.
According to SpaceDaily, the pond has a total dissolved solids concentration of 433 grams per kilogram, or about 43.3 percent by weight. The measurement comes from a 2017 study by researchers Pérez and Chebude of Addis Ababa University’s Department of Chemistry, published in Aquatic Geochemistry.
Erta Ale is a shallow, crescent-shaped pond measuring about 60 metres across, with water temperatures of between 50 and 55 degrees Celsius. Its pale-yellow brine is dominated by calcium and magnesium chlorides rather than the sodium.....
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Ethiopia’s #Erta_Ale pond, located in the #Danakil Depression in the #Afar Region, has been measured with a salinity roughly 12 times higher than that of the open ocean, making it one of the most extreme aquatic environments known on Earth.
According to SpaceDaily, the pond has a total dissolved solids concentration of 433 grams per kilogram, or about 43.3 percent by weight. The measurement comes from a 2017 study by researchers Pérez and Chebude of Addis Ababa University’s Department of Chemistry, published in Aquatic Geochemistry.
Erta Ale is a shallow, crescent-shaped pond measuring about 60 metres across, with water temperatures of between 50 and 55 degrees Celsius. Its pale-yellow brine is dominated by calcium and magnesium chlorides rather than the sodium.....
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News: Chemicals used in #gold_mining reportedly killing endemic birds and other wildlife in #Borena
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Clashes kill 26 in disputed #Sudan-#South_Sudan border region: UN
Ethnic clashes killed 26 people and wounded another 82 in the Abyei region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, the #UN agency there said Thursday.
Clashes are frequent in Abyei and the region's status has remained unresolved since South Sudan gained independence and became a nation in 2011.
The violence broke out Tuesday at the Amiet Common Market, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (#UNISFA) said.
It followed the separate killings of a Ngok Dinka man and a Misseriya man earlier in the month "which heightened tensions between the two communities", said UNISFA.
"We are actively engaging with the leaders of the two communities who have reiterated their commitment to dialogue and a peaceful resolution to the hostilities," said Lieutenant General Ganesh Kumar Shreshta of UNISFA.
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Ethnic clashes killed 26 people and wounded another 82 in the Abyei region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, the #UN agency there said Thursday.
Clashes are frequent in Abyei and the region's status has remained unresolved since South Sudan gained independence and became a nation in 2011.
The violence broke out Tuesday at the Amiet Common Market, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (#UNISFA) said.
It followed the separate killings of a Ngok Dinka man and a Misseriya man earlier in the month "which heightened tensions between the two communities", said UNISFA.
"We are actively engaging with the leaders of the two communities who have reiterated their commitment to dialogue and a peaceful resolution to the hostilities," said Lieutenant General Ganesh Kumar Shreshta of UNISFA.
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