Why are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the brink of a possible war?

Experts say Ethiopia and Eritrea backing rival camps in Tigray could ultimately mean coming into direct conflict.

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Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in northern Ethiopia and regional experts have warned.

A conflict would signal the death blow to a historic rapprochement for which Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 and risk creating another humanitarian disaster in the troubled Horn of Africa region.