AU sends delegation to Eritrea amid Djibouti border tensions
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The African Union says it will send a delegation to Eritrea as tensions grow between that country and neighboring Djibouti after the abrupt withdrawal of Qatar peacekeeping troops from a disputed border area.
AU chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat on Tuesday called for calm and said he already sent a delegation to Djibouti, which has accused Eritrean troops of quickly occupying the disputed Dumeira mountain area.
Qatar mediated a territorial dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea and its peacekeepers were deployed after a 2010 cease-fire deal, but the Gulf nation is now caught up in its own diplomatic clash with other Arab countries.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Qatar pulled its 450 peacekeepers following Eritrea's decision to align itself with the Saudi-led boycott against Doha. Eritrea has said it was not informed why Qatar made the decision.