A group of senior government officials and leaders, including Ambassador Redwan Hussain, Head of the National Intelligence and Security Service, visited Bure town in the Afar region, located 80km from Assab port, on Wednesday, October 12, 2018.

Information obtained from source shows that the Prime Minister's Advisor on East African Affairs, Getachew Reda, senior military officers and Afar regional authorities participated in the visit.

Bure is a city in the Afar region of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti, located close to the borders.

during the visit, the local community and the forces on the border were given an understanding and direction about the overall regional situation.

The information indicating that this visit took place at a time when Ethiopia and Eritrea are fighting each other indicates that there has been no official statement about the purpose of the visit so far.