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Eritrea terminates diplomatic relations with Ethiopia

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Eritrea has announced the severance of all diplomatic relations with Ethiopia after seceding from Ethiopia following a three-year war in the early 1990s and declaring independence in 1993.
As a result, Ethiopia lost direct access to the Red Sea.

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Why It Matters

In the early 1990s, after three decades of war, Eritrea broke away from Ethiopia and declared its independence in 1993, losing direct access to the Red Sea to much larger Ethiopia.

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The Eritrean Foreign Ministry then announced the severance of “all diplomatic relations with Ethiopia.”

Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia in the early 1990s after a three-decade war and declared independence in 1993. As a result, the much larger Ethiopia lost direct access to the Red Sea.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Ethiopia will take diplomatic countermeasures or seek international mediation.
Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

How will Ethiopia respond to the breakdown of diplomatic relations?
What impact will this have on regional security in the Horn of Africa?
Are there any attempts at mediation by international actors?