Elders begin talks to end rifts along vast Kenya-Ethiopia border

An armed boy herding livestock along the volatile Kenya and Ethiopia border. [Bakari Ang'ela, Standard]

Leaders and elders from pastoral communities in Kenya and Ethiopia have embarked on talks to end incessant cross-border conflicts.

Elders from Turkana and Ethiopia's Dessanach and Nyang'atom said perennial conflicts along the common border have resulted in loss of lives and livestock.