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

The U.S. urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to respect each other's sovereignty after Eritrea cut ties on Oct. 1 and Ethiopian forces retook Mekelle. Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia issued a Red Sea declaration excluding Ethiopia.