Sudan reopens border crossing with Ethiopia

A crucial border crossing between Sudan and Ethiopia that was shut down last month after Ethiopia was charged with the death of seven of its soldiers has again been restored.

According to a statement from the technical committee of the Sudanese Defence and Security Council, the decision was made after the leaders of Sudan and Ethiopia agreed to resolve "the problems that erupt at the two countries' border areas and in exchange for the goodwill measures shown by the Ethiopian side to prevent the infiltration of armed elements into Sudanese territory."

The council also stated that to stop the movement of armed elements across the border, which was reopened on Sunday, Sudanese security forces would "intensify" patrols.

On June 27, the Gallabat border crossing was shut down after Sudan accused Ethiopia of executing seven troops.

Khartoum promised to react to the murders, but Addis Abeba dismissed the claim as untrue.

A protracted conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia over the abundantly fertile al-Fashaga region is now underway.