Ethiopia-Eritrea: Is there a risk of a wider conflict?
With Ethiopia now having taken control of the border town of Zalambessa, the fear is that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will send his troops into Eritrea.
France 24 reports: With Ethiopia now having taken control of the border town of Zalambessa, the fear is that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will send his troops into Eritrea.
Concerns are mounting as Ethiopia and Eritrea inch closer to war. In Perspective, we spoke to Martin Plaut, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London.
This world story centres on Ethiopia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Eritrea, Zalambessa and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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