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Vol 66 No 6

Published 21st March 2025


Eritrea

Tigray’s political fight sounds alarm

Unresolved border disputes with Asmara and internal divisions in Ethiopia are driving the region to the brink

A schism in the Tigray regional authority has erupted into clashes in several towns and could draw in Eritrea and Ethiopia’s federal government, maybe others, into a devastating regional conflict. The latest hostilities started on 10 March after Tigray’s interim president Getachew Reda suspended three regional commanders in the Tigray Defence Force (TDF), accusing them of planning to overthrow his administration.

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