Ethiopia, Eritrea ramp up rhetoric: Are they inching towards war?
Ethiopia and Eritrea have traded accusations at the UN regarding alleged troop incursions into the Tigray region. These tensions threaten to destabilize the Horn of Africa as both nations exchange rhetoric about potential conflict.
Why it matters
Escalating tensions between these two nations could lead to a major regional war, impacting the stability of the entire Horn of Africa.
Allegations of Eritrean troop incursions into Tigray deepen the rift with Ethiopia, as fighting in northern Ethiopia rages on.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki [File: AFP] By Al Jazeera Staff , AP and Reuters Published On 11 Oct 2026 11 Oct 2026 Ethiopia and Eritrea have exchanged accusations of aggression at the United Nations, raising fears of a new conflict in the Horn of Africa region as fighting intensifies in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.
The diplomatic spat comes as Ethiopian troops and allied armed groups advanced across Tigray, where forces from Asmara have allegedly crossed the border to support rebels fighting the government forces.
The two neighbours, which fought a deadly border war between 1998 and 2000, were allies during Ethiopia’s devastating 2020-2022 Tigray war.
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