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Ethiopia's army chief accuses Eritrea of linking Sudan and Egypt to the Tigray offensive; Asmara, Khartoum and Cairo reject the claimAt least 150,000 displaced in Afar as Ethiopia's new northern war enters its second weekEritrean Afar opposition group accuses Asmara of fuelling Ethiopia's war and warns for refugees in Afar

Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, left, shakes hands with US Africa Command's General Michael Langley in front of US and Ethiopian flags

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Ethiopia's army chief accuses Eritrea of linking Sudan and Egypt to the Tigray offensive; Asmara, Khartoum and Cairo reject the claim

Field Marshal Birhanu Jula said Eritrea acts as a go-between for foreign powers backing the armed groups fighting federal forces, but presented no public evidence. All three governments have denied it.

By Eyob Hadgu · 30 September 2026

The Djibouti road running through Semera, the capital of Ethiopia's Afar region

Horn of Africa

At least 150,000 displaced in Afar as Ethiopia's new northern war enters its second week

Tigrayan forces have pushed east towards the corridor that carries almost all of Ethiopia's trade, a drone strike took Tigrai TV off air, and a conflict monitor says the rebel alliance is more divided than it looks.

By Eyob Hadgu · 30 September 2026

The main road through Asaita, a town in Ethiopia's Afar region, with a minibus and pedestrians

Horn of Africa

Eritrean Afar opposition group accuses Asmara of fuelling Ethiopia's war and warns for refugees in Afar

The Red Sea Afar Movement for Change says Eritrea's government helped organise the alliance now fighting Addis Ababa. It is calling for protection for the tens of thousands of Eritrean refugees living in camps in Ethiopia's Afar region.

By Eyob Hadgu · 30 September 2026

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