Sudan Says Ethiopian Plane Breached Border

  • Sudan labels incident a ‘dangerous, unjustified’ escalation
  • Two nations are also trying to resolve dispute over hydro dam

A cemetery for victims that were allegedly killed in a massacre in Mai Kadra, Ethiopia, Nov. 2020. 

Photographer: Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images
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Sudan claimed an Ethiopian military plane breached its border, raising tensions between the two African neighbors that are embroiled in a territorial dispute.

The move is a “dangerous and unjustified” escalation, Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday in a statement on Twitter. Ethiopia’s army spokesman and the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed didn’t answer calls seeking comment.