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Washington Warns Ethiopia and Eritrea as Federal Forces Retake Mekelle, Asmara Cuts Ties and a New Red Sea Bloc Excludes Addis Ababa

The State Department says a conflict between the Horn of Africa neighbors “jeopardizes ongoing U.S. collaboration on shared interests” with both, and envoy Massad Boulos urged them to respect each other’s sovereignty. Within four days, Eritrea severed relations, Ethiopia’s army retook Tigray’s capital, and Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia declared Red Sea governance their exclusive business.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the African Union on Nov. 18, 2018. (File photo)Office of the Prime Minister - Ethiopia / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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