SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Sudan News Agency – Borders Commission: Ethiopian Violations on Sudanese Lands are Old

14/1/2021: Sudan News Agency – Borders Commission: Ethiopian Violations on Sudanese Lands are Old

 The Sudanese government’s state news agency SUNA reports on a briefing to foreign diplomats and heads of NGOs by the head of Sudan’s National Border Commission, Dr Moaz Tango, who accused Ethiopia of neglecting its responsibilities and obligations regarding border agreements since they were defined in 1903.

 Tango stated that Sudan possesses all the necessary documents to support its sovereignty and control over the lands regained by the Sudanese Armed Forces in December 2020.

According to Tango, the Ethiopian government acknowledged the validity of Sudan's position regarding control of the disputed lands, saying that his Ethiopian counterpart did not call for a review of the agreement in their previous meetings.   

Tango explained that the Ethiopian encroachments on Sudanese lands began in 1957, with three Ethiopian farmers, with the “encroachments” continued to a level where there are over  10,000 Ethiopian farmers cultivating Sudanese farmland.