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Eritrea-Ethiopia diplomatic tensions

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Diplomatic relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia have deteriorated significantly, leading to accusations of regional destabilization. Eritrea has formally accused Ethiopia’s Prosperity Party of escalating war rhetoric and providing support, including training and funding, to proxy groups seeking regime change. Asmara also alleged that Addis Ababa is harboring the Rapid Support Forces involved in the Sudanese civil war. Following Ethiopia’s closure of its embassy in Asmara and the expulsion of ten Eritrean diplomats, Eritrea has formally severed all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia. This breakdown occurs amid renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and ongoing disputes regarding access to the Red Sea. The United States and the African Union have issued urgent calls for restraint. The U.S. State Department warned that rising cross-border tensions could trigger a humanitarian crisis and jeopardize American strategic interests in the region. While the African Union Commission called for maximum restraint from Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt, Egyptian officials ~~have~~ pushed back against being included in these regional warnings, asserting that the situation in Ethiopia is an internal ~~matter and~~ matter. The African Union subsequently clarified that ~~Egypt should~~ its statement was not ~~be drawn into the crisis.~~ intended to assign responsibility for Ethiopia's internal crisis to Egypt.

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