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Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties amid northern conflict
Original: Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates
Ethiopia and Eritrea have cut diplomatic relations as fighting intensifies in Ethiopia's northern region, according to BBC reporting. The rupture marks a dramatic deterioration between the two neighbours, whose border war from 1998 to 2000 killed tens of thousands and whose 2018 peace deal earned Abiy Ahmed a Nobel Peace Prize. Renewed hostilities raise fears of wider regional instability.
Why now: A sudden diplomatic break between two countries with a history of deadly war threatens broader instability in the Horn of Africa.
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