AU urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise restraint
The African Union Commission has urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint after Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave within 48 hours, accusing them of actions that threatened national security and breached the Vienna Convention. Eritrea rejected the accusations and said it would sever diplomatic relations with Ethiopia. The AU said it was closely following events, urged the parties to keep channels open and offered to support de-escalation and dialogue, noting wider regional implications linked to the Red Sea access and Nile dam disputes.
Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and closed its Asmara embassy.
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Ethiopia and Eritrea restored ties in 2018 but relations later worsened after the Tigray…
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