US EditionEthiopia: Govt Says Eritrea and TPLF Colluding to 'Wage War'
Ethiopia alleges Eritrea and TPLF coordinate offensives via armed groups like Fano militia, violating the 2022 peace deal and threatening regional stability, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos wrote to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accusing the Eritrean government and the TPLF of colluding to 'wage war' under a new alliance called Tsimdo.
- Ethiopia's long-running bid to regain Red Sea access after Eritrea took control in 1993 has strained ties, with relations briefly thawing after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's 2018 outreach.
- The ministry alleges Eritrea and a hardline TPLF faction have funded, mobilized, and directed armed groups in Amhara, including a Fano offensive to capture Woldiya with TPLF commanders participating.
- Ethiopia says these actions breach the 2022 Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities and violate international law, urging the international community to pressure Eritrea while the Ethiopian National Defense Forces maintain a defensive posture.
- In recent months, Eritrea has strengthened ties with Egypt and controls key regional ports, while a US monitoring group reports it has rebuilt its army; Asmara has not yet commented.
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Ethiopia: Govt Says Eritrea and TPLF Colluding to 'Wage War'
Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused the Eritrean government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of colluding to "wage war" against Ethiopia, alleging that the two are working together under a new alliance named "Tsimdo." The ministry also alleges the two were involved in a recent offensive by the Fano militia aimed at capturing Woldiya.
Red Sea Rift: Ethiopia Accuses Eritrea of War Plot in Escalating Regional Tensions – The North Africa Post
Ethiopia has formally accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it, marking a dangerous deterioration in relations between the two Horn of Africa nations. In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 2 October, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos alleged that Eritrea is colluding with a hardline faction of the Tigray People’s Liberation […]
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of preparing for war as Red Sea tensions rise - Kahawatungu
Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it in collusion with an opposition grouping, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two neighbours over control of the Red Sea. Ethiopia’s accusation is contained in a letter sent by its Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos to UN chief Antonio Guterres, warning that the collusion had become “more evident over the past few months”. Eritrea has not yet commented on the lett…
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea and a faction of the People's Front for the Liberation of the Tigrai (Tplf), the party that has dominated Ethiopian political life for almost thirty years, to actively prepare for a war.
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