OAU's proposals, which Ethiopia has endorsed, call for Eritrea to withdraw from the parts of Badme it occupied last year.

ECONOMIST: Ethiopia and Eritrea

But Ethiopia has not yet withdrawn its forces from Badme, frustrating Eritrea.

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The war was ostensibly fought over the dusty town of Badme, which was awarded to Eritrea by another commission set up as part of the peace agreement.

BBC: NEWS | Africa | Eritrea broke law in border war

It's 25 kilometers round in a town called Badme, B-A-D-M-E.

NPR: Africa Update: Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan

In 2000, the UN launched an appeal for 25, 000 tonnes of food for Eritrea to feed more than 200, 000 people affected by a drought and by the war with Ethiopia over the border area of Badme.

BBC: Eritrea issues drought warning

Last week, Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki said in a letter to the Security Council that it had lost credibility by failing to force Ethiopia from the border town of Badme, which was awarded to Eritrea by the boundary commission.

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