US Urges 'Restraint' as Ethiopia's Tigray Crisis Rocks Region
The appeal follows a week of expulsions and broken ties as Ethiopia and Eritrea trade accusations over rebel support and Red Sea access.
- The African Union Commission urged Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt on October 1, 2026, to show "maximum restraint" and offered to support dialogue after a week of diplomatic expulsions.
- Tensions escalated on October 1 when Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats; Eritrea responded it had "no option but to reciprocate" by severing all ties.
- The United States State Department stated Saturday that increasing cross-border tensions could "affect the entire region," urging nations to respect sovereignty and "return to dialogue and cooperation."
- Egypt questioned the African Union's appeal on Saturday, claiming it drew Egypt into an internal Ethiopian crisis, while leaders from Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan prepared to meet Sunday in Alamein.
- Tigray People's Liberation Front rebels are reportedly leaving Mekelle as federal forces enter the city, reviving fears that the Pretoria peace agreement of 2022 remains largely unimplemented.
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The United States warned that rising tensions on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea could affect the entire Horn of Africa region, calling for restraint and a return to dialogue.
US Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea to Show Restraint
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US urges Ethiopia, Eritrea to show restraint - The Tribune
The United States urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to exercise maximum restraint amid rising cross-border tensions, warning that a new military conflict could trigger a severe humanitarian crisis across the Horn of Africa and jeopardise ongoing bilateral cooperation.
The United States warned of the repercussions of the escalation of tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea, calling on both countries to exercise maximum restraint and to return to dialogue and cooperation in order to avoid a new conflict in the Horn of Africa.
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