Eritrea dismisses Ethiopia border stance
Eritrea dismissed Ethiopia’s announcement that it has accepted a U.N. commission’s ruling over a disputed town, saying Friday that Ethiopia attached conditions that undermined the spirit of the decision. Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 following a 30-year guerrilla war. The Horn of Africa neighbors initially promised to accept the U.N. boundary commission’s 2002 ruling awarding Badme to Eritrea, but Ethiopia has not handed it over. Full Story