horn of africa: Security Council votes to extend UN mission in Ethiopia, Eritrea

The UN Security Council has decided to keep UN peacekeepers in Ethiopia and Eritrea six more months to give the countries time to mark their border. The Horn of Africa neighbours fought a 2½-year war over the 1,000-kilometre border, a conflict that cost 80,000 lives. The fighting ended in December 2000, when they agreed to establish an international commission to draw the border.