Sudan army chief visits border area after ambush blamed on Ethiopia

Khartoum (AFP) Dec 17, 2020

Sudan's army chief on Thursday toured a border region with conflict-hit Ethiopia, according to a government source, a day after the military said troops were ambushed there by Ethiopian forces. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who heads the armed forces and the Sovereign Council, Sudan's highest executive body, "has arrived in Gedaref for a security visit", the source said. There were no