Tuesday, October 09, 2007
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Asmara (AFP) - Eritrea has accused its arch-rival Ethiopia of blocking broadcasts and webpages by its media in the latest round of accusations between the Horn of Africa foes."The (Ethiopian) regime is engaged in attempts not only to block the broadcasting of Eritrean media outlets but also websites," Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu said in a statement posted on his ministry's website on Tuesday.
Eritrean tightly-controlled state media broadcasts programmes in many languages including Amharic - one of Ethiopia's major languages - promoting Ethiopian opposition causes and criticising Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
Tensions are growing between the two neighbours, who have been at odds since a 1998-2000 border dispute. Tensions remain despite an international panel demarcating the frontier.
Source: AFP, Oct 09, 2007