Dumeira Mountain Archives

UN Urges Eritrea-Djibouti to End Border Dispute

June 19, 2017June 19, 2017TesfaNews30 Comments

By EDITH M LEDERER | ASSOCIATED PRESS The U.N. Security Council urged Eritrea and Djibouti on Monday to resolve their border dispute peacefully following the withdrawal of peacekeeping troops from Qatar. Djibouti accused Eritrean troops of occupying the Dumeira mountain area shortly after 450 Qatari peacekeepers left last week and lodged a formal complaint with […]

Eritrea Says Qatar has not Explained ‘Hasty’ Withdrawal

June 17, 2017June 17, 2017TesfaNews66 Comments

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Eritrea’s government says Qatar has not yet explained why it withdrew 450 peacekeeping troops from the East African nation’s contested border area with Djibouti. Djibouti has accused Eritrean troops of occupying the Dumeira mountain area shortly after Qatar’s peacekeepers left earlier this week. Qatar, which is caught up in its own diplomatic […]