Bure, Africa

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Bure is a small disputed area on the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, about 50 miles west of Asseb. Eritrea considers Bure to be a part of its Southern Red Sea Zone, and Ethiopia considers Bure part of Administrative Zone 1 of its Afar Region. This area lies across the important Awash-Asseb highway, which in the past has been an important trucking route.

Relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia soured in November 2005, when 20 Ethiopian soldiers occupied a portion of this area for several days. After peace-keeping troops from United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea intervened, the Ethiopian troops withdrew.

[edit] See also

• Eritrean-Ethiopian War

[edit] External link

• Ethiopians Briefly Occupy Buffer Zone (Washington Post)