Eritrea expels UN peacekeeping force
Eritrea has ordered the expulsion of US, Canadian, Russian and other European staff of the UN peacekeeping mission that monitors the tense border with neighbouring Ethiopia, United Nations officials said today.
In a letter sent to the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, the staff have 10 days to leave the Horn of Africa nation, said a Western diplomat who saw a copy of the letter. No reason was given for the expulsion. Two weeks ago the United Nations threatened to impose sanctions if Eritrea failed to ease restrictions imposed on peacekeepers.
