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Turkey offers to mediate disputes between Sudan, Ethiopia

Erdogan also said he stands behind a peaceful resolution to the violence in Tigray.

Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
Ethiopian refugees who fled the fighting in the Tigray region gather look on as a shepherd tends to his cattle at Umm Rakuba camp in eastern Sudan's Gedaref state, on Aug. 11, 2021. — ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered Thursday to mediate a bloody border dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan.

Speaking alongside Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed following their meeting in Ankara on Wednesday, Erdogan also said his government supports a peaceful resolution to the Tigray conflict, which has displaced thousands amid widespread allegations of war crimes by government-aligned troops.

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