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Sudan-Ethiopia tensions rise amid diplomatic wrangling and famine

Tigray Defence Force (TDF) soldiers in Mekele. AFP - YASUYOSHI CHIBA

After Sudanese efforts to help broker a ceasefire in Tigray were rejected by Ethiopia, Khartoum has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa.

With Sudan currently chairing the regional body Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said he was trying to "encourage all Ethiopian sides to reach a ceasefire agreement, and engage in comprehensive political talks", in a statement released on Sunday.

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