Eritrea cuts diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after embassy closure
Eritrea severed diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa ordered the closure of Ethiopia’s embassy in Eritrea and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata. The decision followed overnight blasts heard in Addis Ababa, which prompted fears that renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia could spread, according to France 24.
Eritrea severed all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after Ethiopia ordered the closure of its embassy in Eritrea, according to France 24.
Ethiopia also declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata. The source did not provide further details about the embassy closure, the diplomats affected or the timing of Eritrea’s decision beyond linking it to the Ethiopian order.
Overnight blasts were heard in Addis Ababa before the diplomatic rupture, France 24 reported. The blasts sparked fears about renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia spreading, although the supplied report does not establish a connection between the explosions and the embassy decision.
France 24 correspondent Tom Canetti provided additional reporting. The available information does not specify whether the two countries have announced further diplomatic or security measures.
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