Tigrinyan refugees, who fled Ethiopia’s conflict, arrive in convoys from Village 8 near the Lugdi border crossing, at Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan. – Copyright Nariman El-Mofty/Associated Press
The news came as the United States said it believes Eritrean troops are active in Ethiopia, something it called a “grave development”. A State Department spokesperson in an email cited credible reports and said “we urge that any such troops be withdrawn immediately”.