Africa Business Radio

The US-based pro-government ESAT TV reported that the Ethiopian army chief has denied accusations that Ethiopian forces killed Sudanese soldiers at the border between the two countries. Gen Birhanu Jula says there was no reason to attack Sudan and that the country was not in a position to carry out such attacks as it was fighting the rebels in the north. The army chief hopes the issues could be resolved peacefully through dialogue. Sudanese media had claimed that Ethiopian forces killed dozens of Sudanese soldiers in a disputed border area.