East Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia Enmity Threatens East African Bloc

Nairobi — A rift between Ethiopia and Eritrea playing out in Somalia threatened to split the region as East African States leaders met on Friday to discuss the crisis in the Horn of Africa.

Diplomats meeting in Nairobi under the auspices of the seven-member Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) were expected to push for more support for African Union peacekeepers and national reconciliation in Somalia.

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