there was an explosion today in the town of humera - controlled by ethiopia - but part of the disputed area on the ethiopia-eritrea border. bbc provides a nice timeline of events that ive pasted below.
TENSE BORDER
Dec 2000: Peace agreement
Apr 2002: Border ruling
Mar 2003: Ethiopian complaint over Badme rejected
Oct 2005: Eritrea restricts peacekeepers' activities
Nov 2005: UN sanctions threat if no compliance with 2000 deal
Dec 2007: Deadline to demarcate the border expires without agreement
Dec 2007: Eritrea cuts fuel supplies to the UN
Feb 2008: UN warns of a return to war as it withdraws from Eritrea
March 2008: Deadly bomb blast in border town
