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April 16, 2005

For the moment all's quiet on the Badme front -- the trigger point in a war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. However, on April 14 a UN spokesman said that UNMEE (UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea) was now investigating "allegations of sexual abuse" by UN peacekeepers against Eritrean women. This comes after similar allegations, prosecutions, and a few convictions against UN peacekeepers in the Congo. The UN spokesman added that there were two alleged incidents under investigation.