Eritrea urges UN to intervene in standoff with Ethiopia
Eritrea has requested UN intervention following accusations that Ethiopia launched an invasion into the Tigray region. Both nations have traded blame for the conflict, with Eritrea invoking the UN Charter to seek deterrent measures against Ethiopia.
Why it matters
The escalation threatens regional stability in the Horn of Africa and risks a wider conflict involving multiple armed groups and national militaries.
The neighbouring countries blame one another for starting war amid heightened tensions and fears of a wider conflict.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh on Saturday said the claims of Eritrean incursion were part of an Ethiopian plan to justify a war of aggression [UNTV via AP] By Al Jazeera Staff , AFP and AP Published On 10 Oct 2026 10 Oct 2026 Eritrea has asked the United Nations to take “deterrent measures” after what it called Ethiopia’s “declaration of war” in the conflict over the Tigray region.
Eritrea’s request comes a day after Addis Ababa, in a letter to the Security Council, accused Asmara of launching an “all-out invasion”, saying Eritrean troops had advanced up to 60 kilometres (37 miles) into Ethiopia’s Tigray.
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