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Hundreds of people have been killed in recent months in a border conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia. The conflict concerns Badame, a 160-square mile triangular piece of land that both countries claim belongs to them. Although the land is located in a remote area and is rocky and semi-arid, both sides view the dispute as a test of national sovereignty. Efforts to resolve the conflict peacefully have failed, and there is fear that the fighting could develop into a full-scale war.
Until 1993, Eritrea was a province of Ethiopia. It became independent 2 years after rebels from the region joined with
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rebels elsewhere in Ethiopia to defeat the Marxist regime then ruling Ethiopia. Until the two sides began to argue over Badame, relations between the two countries had been friendly, and the border between the two states had been open.
- When did Eritrea become an independent nation?Answer
- What is the source of the dispute between Eritrea and Ethiopia?Answer
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