Military crowds on the border
The Sudanese army has sent thousands of troops to the east of the country at a time of tension in the region after reports of the arrival of military reinforcements from Egypt to Eritrea.
Sources said, according to Al Jazeera, that the Sudanese forces have already reached the garrison Kassala on the eastern border, while the Sudan and Ethiopia announced the closure of their border with Eritrea.
The Sudanese daily Al-Shaya quoted Ethiopian sources as saying that the leadership of the western region of Ethiopia sent military reinforcements off the border triangle with Eritrea and Sudan.
In contrast, the same sources revealed Eritrean military reinforcements with Egyptian support, and rebel movements from Sudan's Darfur region have gathered near the Sudanese-Eritrean border.
Special sources told Al Jazeera correspondent in Ethiopia that military reinforcements from Egypt, including modern weapons, military transport vehicles and four-wheel vehicles, arrived at the military base of Sawa in Eritrea.
The base of Sawa - located in the province of Gash pool adjacent to Sudan in its eastern border - the headquarters of the training of soldiers of national service.
"Egyptian-Eritrean military forces have reached the eastern border of the country as part of a plan to create tensions in the region, as well as support for the rebels in the southern border," said Tayeb Mustafa, head of the Sudanese parliament's information committee.
Since June 2011, the SPLM / A has been fighting Sudanese government forces in South Kordofan states (south-south of Sudan) and Blue Nile (south).
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement on Thursday that it had decided to "summon Sudan's ambassador to Cairo, Ambassador Abdelmahmood Abdel Halim, to Khartoum for consultation" without giving further details.
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The program provider, Amr Adib, said that the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Eritrea is very good and parallels the Egyptian-Eritrean relations.
"Egypt has stood with Eritrea during its independence from Ethiopia," Adib said during the daily "Everyday" broadcast on the ENE television channel, pointing out that it is an important and pivotal country in Africa despite its small size.
Adib pointed out that while the Eritrean President visited Egypt, the Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Army visited Ethiopia, pointing out that this indicates that Sudan counts the Egyptian-Eritrean relations.
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"The importance of establishing a sustainable partnership with Eritrea in various sectors, including industry, agriculture, trade, electricity, health, livestock and fisheries," said program sponsor Ibrahim Hijazi.
He added that the Eritrean President, Isaias Afwerki, affirmed cooperation with Egypt to intensify bilateral cooperation in different fields. Fields in the interest of the two peoples and the activation of agreements between the two sides in all subjects.
Hijazi said that part of what happened in Africa is due to neglect in previous years, pointing out that relations with African countries returned again after 2014 and since Sisi took over the presidency.
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