Can diplomacy resolve longstanding Ethiopia-Eritrea differences?
The United States calls for dialogue as regional East Africa tension escalates.

The United States calls for dialogue as regional East Africa tension escalates.










People in northern Ethiopia are celebrating after a reported withdrawal of Eritrean forces accused of an incursion.
The neighbouring countries blame one another for starting war amid heightened tensions and fears of a wider conflict.
Eritrea denies backing TPLF as Ethiopia alleges collusion, further straining their already volatile relationship.
Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.
Eritrea dismisses allegation as Ethiopia’s pretext for more war.

Ethiopia is facing renewed fighting in the north, just four years after the devastating Tigray war ended.
Neighbouring countries say coastal states must govern Red Sea as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia.
The capture of Tigray’s regional capital revives fears of another prolonged conflict, displacement and crisis.
Egyptian, Eritrean, Somali and Sudanese leaders also call for talks to end the civil war in Sudan.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Addis Ababa has yet to come to Mogadishu to negotiate access to sea ports.