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Eritrea Cuts Ties With Ethiopia as Horn of Africa Tensions Flare

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Eritrea severed diplomatic ties with Ethiopia and alleged “deplorable acts of hostility’ by its neighbor, which is battling a rebellion in its northern Tigray region on their common border.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Ethiopia: Embassy shut in Eritrea, 10 diplomats expelled (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Ten Eritrean diplomats have also been delared persona non grata as relations between the neighbors nose-dive. Ethiopia's foreign ministry said it was in response to Eritrea's "direct and indirect acts of hostility."

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties amid Tigray fighting (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Ethiopia said it was expelling Eritrean diplomats in response to Eritrea's "direct and indirect acts of hostility." Eritrea said it had "no choice but to reciprocate in kind."

  3. Al Jazeera

    Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ethiopia says it will shut its embassy in Asmara, declares 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata.

  4. France 24

    Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties over conflict (opens France 24)

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    In tonight's edition, Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties, accusing each other of stoking internal conflicts. Also, Nigeria rolls out a digital postcode system for every building. And I speak to one of the co-founders of the he Rural Women’s Assembly as it is recognised for its work challengi…

  5. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats as tensions between neighbors escalate (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Ethiopia has expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and closed its embassy in Eritrea, escalating tensions between the two countries

  6. Al-Monitor

    Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia over Asmara embassy closure (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Oct 1 (Reuters) - Ethiopia ordered the closure of its embassy in Eritrea and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona nongrata on Thursday, prompting Asmara to sever all diplomatic ties with its neighbour after overnight blasts heard in Addis Ababa sparked fears aboutrenewed conflict in northern Ethio…

  7. Bloomberg

    Eritrea Cuts Ties With Ethiopia as Horn of Africa Tensions Flare (opens Bloomberg)

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    Eritrea severed diplomatic ties with Ethiopia and alleged “deplorable acts of hostility’ by its neighbor, which is battling a rebellion in its northern Tigray region on their common border.

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