LIVE: 'Agenda of Hostility': Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt Tensions Rock the Horn | Firstpost Africa

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The Horn of Africa is facing a massive geopolitical shockwave following a rapid and dramatic escalation between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Egypt. After Addis Ababa ordered the closure of its embassy in Asmara and expelled ten Eritrean diplomats, Eritrea severed all diplomatic ties, accusing Ethiopia of an ongoing "declaration of war" driven by its push for Red Sea port access. The crisis widened instantly when Ethiopia expelled an Egyptian diplomat, prompting Cairo to retaliate by expelling an Ethiopian embassy counsellor in kind. These explosive diplomatic expulsions collide with long-standing regional disputes—including Ethiopia and Eritrea's security deadlock over the Red Sea, and Cairo and Addis Ababa's fierce standoff over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile. All of this unfolds against a backdrop of intensifying internal conflict inside Ethiopia, with heavy fighting across Tigray, Amhara, and Afar, and reported explosions shaking the capital of Addis Ababa. With the Afric

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