UN slaps sanctions on Eritrea

The UN Security Council on Wednesday slapped an arms embargo on Eritrea and targeted sanctions on its leaders for aiding Somali rebels and refusing to withdraw troops from its disputed border with Djibouti.
The vote in the 15-member body was 13 in favour, with veto-wielding China abstaining and Libya, the lone Arab council member and the current African Union chair, casting a "no" vote.
Eritrea's UN ambassador Araya Desta rejected the council's charges and slammed what he called a "shameful resolution based on fabricated lies mainly concocted by the Ethiopian regime and the US administration."
The Ugandan-drafted text bans weapons sales to and from Eritrea, while also imposing travel restrictions and asset freezes on the country's political and military leadership.