KHARTOUM, 09 August 2021, (TON): The foreign ministry said “Sudan has recalled its ambassador to neighboring Ethiopia, reporting Addis Ababa had spurned its efforts at trying to broker a cease-fire in war-torn Tigray.

The ministry said in a statement “Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, chair of the regional body IGAD, wanted to encourage all Ethiopian sides to reach a cease-fire agreement, and engage in comprehensive political talks.”

But last week Ethiopia said their trust in some of Sudan’s leaders had been eroded, and accused the Sudanese army of launching an incursion into their territory.

Northern Ethiopia has been wracked by fighting since last November, when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops to topple the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the region’s then ruling party.

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have fled to refugee camps in Sudan, to escape a conflict that the UN says has pushed 400,000 people into famine-like conditions.

Relations between Khartoum and Addis Ababa have also soured over the contested border region of Fashaga, a fertile strip long cultivated by Ethiopian farmers, but claimed by Sudan.