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EU warns of regional war risk as Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions escalate

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas publicly warns that escalating violence in Ethiopia and deteriorating Ethiopia-Eritrea relations risk a larger regional conflict in the Horn of Africa. The statement signals heightened international concern but provides no new operational details. This marks a notable diplomatic escalation in rhetoric from the EU, which has previously been more restrained.

Interfaxabout 2 hours agoET, ERCredibility 36%View source

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Ethiopia-Eritrea Diplomatic Rupture Escalates Regional War Risk

Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed all diplomatic ties, raising the risk of direct interstate war, a development corroborated by EU and US warnings. Concurrently, Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan have formed a regional alignment against Ethiopian actions, further escalating tensions in the Horn of Africa. The immediate triggers for the diplomatic rupture and specific military postures remain unclear.

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