Tensions Escalate Between Ethiopia and Eritrea By Jason Beaubien Published November 24, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:00 Jason Beaubien, NPR An Ethiopian soldier cleans a grenade launcher at the border with Eritrea near the town of Zalambessa. Jason Beaubien, NPR / A woman braids her sister's hair in the disputed town of Badme, Ethiopia. An international border commission has ordered Ethiopia to return Badme to Eritrea but Ethiopia refuses to do so. Copyright 2005 NPR