Ethiopia Expels 10 Eritrean Diplomats Tensions Between Neighbors Escalate
- On Thursday, Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry announced the closure of its embassy in Asmara, Eritrea, and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona-non grata, giving them 48 hours to depart.
- Addis Ababa stated the expulsions were "in response to Eritrea's direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence against Ethiopia," citing a "direct threat to Ethiopia's national security."
- Hundreds have been killed or wounded since heavy fighting resumed last week in northern Ethiopia involving the Alliance for Survival, which includes the TPLF, Amhara Fano National Movement, and OLA.
- Reports of an explosion overnight at the Ethiopian National Defense Force headquarters in Addis Ababa preceded the diplomatic measures, intensifying regional tensions.
- The United Nations has urged de-escalation and talks between the government and the alliance, marking a reversal of the 2018 rapprochement that earned Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The tear after the closure of the embassy in Asmara and the grip on his diplomats
Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats as tensions between neighbors escalate
Ethiopia has expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and closed its embassy in Eritrea, escalating tensions between the two countries. Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry accuses the diplomats of threatening national security and claims Eritrea is funding rebels in the Tigray region. Eritrea calls…
Ethiopia on Thursday expelled ten diplomats from neighboring countries, whom it claimed posed a threat to national security.
Today, Eritrea declared that diplomatic relations with Ethiopia had been severed, in response to what it described as "hostile acts" against it by the Ethiopian Government.
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PentapostagmaAfter many months of tensions, hostilities resumed on September 23 between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.
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