🇪🇹🇪🇷 Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia

Ethiopia and Eritrea have cut diplomatic relations after renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia. On Thursday, Addis Ababa said it was closing its embassy in Asmara and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave within 48 hours, accusing them of activities threatening national security. Eritrea responded by severing ties in a reciprocal move. The diplomatic rupture came as clashes intensified across Tigray, Afar and Amhara, with more than 50 people reported killed since fighting resumed last week.

The move marks a reversal of the 2018 rapprochement between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea that led to restored relations after two decades of hostility. It comes amid Ethiopian accusations that Eritrea is backing a new rebel alliance, which Asmara denies, and as the latest hostilities become the most serious since the 2022 peace deal that ended the Tigray war.

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