# Eye on Africa - Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties over conflict

- Published: 2026-10-10T17:02:09.862Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T14:45:01.736Z
- 7 sources
- Topics: Conflict, war and peace, Politics
- Involves: 1990–1992 የኢትዮጵያ እና የኤርትራ ጦርነት, Abiy Ahmed, Abiy's forces, Acled, Acuerdo de Pretoria, Al Jazeera, Alianza para la Supervivencia, Article 51 of the UN Charter, Asmara, Awoalom Weldu, Binyam Berhe, Bloomsbury Intelligence and Security Institute (BISI)

## How it developed

- 2026-10-01T21:31:53.147Z - France 24 English: [Eye on Africa - Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties over conflict](https://www.france24.com/en/ethiopia-and-eritrea-break-diplomatic-ties-over-conflict)
- 2026-10-02T05:00:16.557Z - Al Jazeera English: [Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in row over Tigray](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/2/eritrea-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-ethiopia-in-row-over-tigray)
- 2026-10-02T07:00:01.851Z - DW Top Stories: [The Sudan connection: Could fighting centered on Tigray draw Ethiopia into a proxy war?](https://www.dw.com/en/the-sudan-connection-is-ethiopia-at-risk-of-a-proxy-war/a-79491261?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)
- 2026-10-02T15:31:30.916Z - BBC Somali: [Eritrea iyo Itoobiya: Xiriirkooda diblomaasiyadeed iyo marxaladihii uu soo maray - BBC News Somali](https://www.bbc.com/somali/articles/cmrlyrn8jgpno)
- 2026-10-03T00:00:07.970Z - France 24 Spanish: [Etiopía vuelve a la guerra: ¿por qué el conflicto en Tigray amenaza con extenderse por la región?](https://www.france24.com/es/%C3%A1frica/20261002-etiop%C3%ADa-vuelve-a-la-guerra-por-qu%C3%A9-el-conflicto-en-tigray-amenaza-con-extenderse-por-la-regi%C3%B3n)
- 2026-10-03T05:00:56.452Z - BBC News Amharic: [የኢትዮ-ኤርትራ የዲፕሎማሲ ቁርሾ ባለፉት 36 ዓመታት - BBC News አማርኛ](https://www.bbc.com/amharic/articles/cqm2m22vmygro)
- 2026-10-05T21:32:11.340Z - France 24 English: [Eye on Africa - Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea](https://www.france24.com/en/ethiopia-again-demands-access-to-the-red-sea)
- 2026-10-05T21:45:02.359Z - Al Jazeera English: [Ethiopia’s PM insists on access to Red Sea despite regional conflict threat](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/ethiopias-pm-insists-on-access-to-red-sea-despite-regional-conflict-threat)
- 2026-10-06T14:00:01.975Z - DW Top Stories: [As Abiy Ahmed starts new term, Ethiopia's advances in Tigray may cause conflict to spill over to Eritrea](https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-war-may-spill-over-to-eritrea-helped-by-prime-minister-abiy-ahmeds-rhetoric/a-79562957?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)
- 2026-10-07T19:00:20.390Z - Al Jazeera English: [Witnesses spot Eritrean troops inside northern Ethiopia as tensions flare](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/witnesses-spot-eritrean-troops-inside-northern-ethiopia-as-tensions-flare)
- 2026-10-08T16:31:47.370Z - The Guardian World: [Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/08/ethiopia-drone-attack-against-eritrean-troops-in-tigray)
- 2026-10-10T17:02:09.862Z - Al Jazeera English: [Eritrea urges UN to intervene in standoff with Ethiopia](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/10/eritrea-urges-un-to-intervene-in-standoff-with)
- 2026-10-10T19:01:41.534Z - DW Top Stories: [Eritrea urges UN deterrence measures against Ethiopia](https://www.dw.com/en/eritrea-urges-un-deterrence-measures-against-ethiopia/a-79629670?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)
- 2026-10-11T07:00:59.096Z - BBC News Amharic: [ኤርትራ ለተመድ በላከችው ደብዳቤ "ኢትዮጵያ ራስን በመከላከል ስም ጦርነትን ምክንያታዊ ልታደርግ ነው" ስትል ከሰሰች - BBC News አማርኛ](https://www.bbc.com/amharic/articles/ck62yz34j8vgo)
- 2026-10-11T14:45:01.736Z - Al Jazeera English: [Ethiopia, Eritrea ramp up rhetoric: Are they inching towards war?](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/11/ethiopia-eritrea-ramp-up-rhetoric-are-they-inching-towards-war)

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