{"id":41072,"date":"2025-10-30T21:25:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/are-eritrea-and-ethiopia-on-the-brink-of-war-again"},"modified":"2025-10-30T21:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:28:06","slug":"are-eritrea-and-ethiopia-on-the-brink-of-war-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/are-eritrea-and-ethiopia-on-the-brink-of-war-again","title":{"rendered":"Are Eritrea and Ethiopia on the brink of war again?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Just a few years ago, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President, Isaias Afwerki, were close political allies fighting together against the Tigrayan People\u2019s Liberation Front in northern Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries&#8217; historically strained ties were restored in 2018, when the Ethiopian leader reopened the border, brokering peace with Asmara.<\/p>\n<p>Today, however, Ethiopia\u2019s renewed ambitions about gaining access to the Red Sea opened a new rift between the two neighbours. Ethiopia is also accusing Eritrea of colluding with a banned Tigrayan faction to stoke war once again. Both nations are increasing their military deployment near the shared border, sparking concerns about the return to conflict.<\/p>\n<p>With the tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea mounting again, can they be pulled back from the brink?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are Eritrea and Ethiopia on the brink of war again?\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5LfQ12leDWw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Ethiopia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. 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