Ethiopia says Sudan agrees to border dispute ‘dialogue’
By DW
10 July 2022 |
1:28 pm
The Ethiopian and Sudanese leaders met on the sidelines of a regional conference to discuss the long-running, often violent, clashes at their border.
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