The Sudanese national flag flutters in the wind in the capital Khartoum on Sept 27, 2020. (ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)

KHARTOUM - Sudan’s armed forces have taken control of all of its territory, Foreign Minister Omar Gamareldin said in a press conference on Thursday, as border tensions with neighbor Ethiopia continue to flare.

Clashes have occurred in recent days over agricultural land in the al-Fashqa area which lies within Sudan’s international boundaries but has long been settled by Ethiopian farmers.