The African Union is calling for calm and restraint in the land row between Djibouti and Eritrea.
This comes after Djibouti accused its neighbor of occupying disputed territory along their border following the withdrawal of Qatari peacekeepers. Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said Eritrean troops had seized Dumeira Mountain and Dumeira Island, areas the neighbors contest, and that his country’s military was on alert. Relations between the two Horn of Africa countries have been sour since June 2008 after Djibouti accused Asmara of moving troops across the border, raising fears the spat could engulf the region.
The dispute triggered several days of fighting in which a dozen Djibouti troops died and dozens were wounded.
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