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Eritrea & the Horn of Africa · NatnaTV

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Al Jazeera says federal forces have pushed more than 150km into Tigray and taken Mekoni, Wajena and Adi Gudom Osman Saleh meets US officials in Washington and welcomes the removal of unilateral sanctions Ethiopia orders an Egyptian diplomat out within 48 hours; Egypt orders out a counsellor at Ethiopia's embassy in Cairo EU allocates €61 million for Ethiopia as the UN says aid access is severely restricted Tigray forces close to cutting Ethiopia's Djibouti road; at least 150,000 displaced in Afar African Union Commission urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint and return to diplomacy UN and AU back Obasanjo's renewed mediation and urge a return to direct talks in northern Ethiopia Ethiopia's Somali region council re-elects Mustafa Omer president and Ibrahim Osman Farah vice president Two drone explosions reported at Ethiopia's Bishoftu air force base; senior pilot Kassahun Lema killed Egypt's foreign minister demands Egypt's Nile water share be doubled and rejects any new dams Ethiopia closes its embassy in Asmara and orders 10 Eritrean diplomats out within 48 hours Bloomberg says two explosions were heard in Addis Ababa as drone flights over the capital are suspended Eritrea severs all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia and accuses it of invading Eritrean ports and coastal areas Afar president accuses the Eritrean army of taking part in the fighting MSF says war-wounded at its Korem and Alamata hospitals rose from 180 to more than 420 in four days Israel's foreign ministry says it is working to evacuate about 20 Israelis stranded in Lalibela Bloomberg says Ethiopia plans to pull more than 3,000 troops out of Somalia; Somalia says it was given no notice Darfur authorities reopen the Tina crossing with Chad for aid deliveries Pirates killed five crew of the hijacked tanker Honour 25 as Puntland forces recovered the ship and captured 16 DW says residents reported 11 killed and 15 wounded at the Alamata market; the claim could not be verified Live: Eritrea v South Africa — Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Drone hits Tigrai TV headquarters in Mekelle, taking the station off air UAE condemns TPLF attacks and declares full solidarity with Ethiopia's government Federal troops and Tigray forces fighting on three fronts: the army holds Alamata and Sekota, Tigray forces push into Afar Al Jazeera says the Ethiopian army has retaken Sekota; federal forces reported closing in on Alamata Two of the seven groups named in Ethiopia's new rebel alliance say they are not part of it UCI fines Girmay, Mulubrhan and Eritrea's sports director over team kit at the Worlds Six US senators urge Rubio to push for a return to Tigray talks and criticise the lapse of sanctions Red Cross moves 161 people, including African Union monitors and Ethiopian Airlines staff, from Mekelle to Semera Somali army and forces loyal to ousted South West president fight for Baidoa Ethiopia's Council of Ministers approves a redraft of the Defence Forces Proclamation and sends it to parliament Sudan and Egypt reject Ethiopian army chief's accusation; Sudan says the RSF was aided from Ethiopian soil Japan urges compliance with the Pretoria Agreement; Britain condemns the Tigray forces' attacks Eritrean riders in action at the World Championships in Montreal Telecoms and internet cut in Tigray Afar party chief says Tigray forces seized three towns in Zones 2 and 4; AFP told Erebti has fallen Osman Saleh calls at the UN for an end to the war destabilising the Horn and to intervention "under the rubric of humanitarian assistance"Sudan Tribune says an RSF faction commander joined the army with 50 fighters Sudan's army says it downed an RSF drone in North Kordofan as warplanes resume strikes on Nyala Explosion heard at Kombolcha airport as flights are suspended Ethiopian army chief says forces are answering with wisdom and restraint Rising cost of living in Djibouti squeezes Ethiopian truck drivers on the corridor Meskel celebrated across Eritrea, with Patriarch Abune Basilios leading prayers in Asmara Patriarch Abune Mathias calls for peace at the Meskel Demera in Addis Ababa President Taye presses Ethiopia's case for sea access and Security Council reform at the UN UN rights chief says five schools in Tigray were hit by airstrikes, urges de-escalation UN says more than 400 Sudanese are crossing into Chad every day Two killed as an RSF drone strikes a displacement shelter in El Obeid Saudi Arabia complains to the UN over a drone strike on its aid convoy in Sudan Eritrea takes part in the 195th UCI Congress in Montreal New 180,000 cubic metre dam inaugurated at Adi-Hawosha Sudan's attorney general rejected the UAE's hosting of the UN crime congress Trump rejected Iran's seven-day proposal; Iran says it will not back down Osman Saleh discussed Red Sea security with the foreign ministers of Algeria, Burkina Faso and Egypt Burhan rejects US conditions for a truce Ethiopians sweep Berlin Marathon as Assefa misses world record by 1:08 Drone strike hits major fuel depot in central Sudan UN rights chief warns Ethiopia against a return to full-scale war Saudi Arabia asks UN to protect Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea At least 27 killed in two mass shootings in South African townships Sudanese doctors say RSF looted and wrecked hospital in recaptured Sodari Sudan Tribune: RSF takes $4 a barrel from South Sudan oil exports Ethiopia presses case for sea access at the UN General Assembly Eritrea rejects Ethiopian army chief's accusation Trump rejects Iran plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Sudanese army says it has taken Sodari in North Kordofan Fano says it captured army vehicles and weapons in Amhara Arrests near UK air base used by US forces Wazema reports senior Tigray security officials detained in Mekelle Fighting spreads into Afar with clashes in Abala Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch calls for peace and reconciliation at Meskel Plane crash in DR Congo kills 17, including two senior military officials Venezuela frees 39 political prisoners after talks with the opposition Djibouti price surge squeezes Ethiopian truck drivers as Yemen war clouds Red Sea route EU announces almost 710 million euros in new humanitarian and migration funding Seventeen killed in shooting at South African bar German and Russian foreign ministers hold first talks since 2022 Young men leaving Tigray over forced-recruitment fears Internet and phone lines cut across Tigray HRW: Mekelle airstrike should be investigated as a possible war crime

Al Jazeera says federal forces have pushed more than 150km into Tigray and taken Mekoni, Wajena and Adi Gudom Osman Saleh meets US officials in Washington and welcomes the removal of unilateral sanctions Ethiopia orders an Egyptian diplomat out within 48 hours; Egypt orders out a counsellor at Ethiopia's embassy in Cairo EU allocates €61 million for Ethiopia as the UN says aid access is severely restricted Tigray forces close to cutting Ethiopia's Djibouti road; at least 150,000 displaced in Afar African Union Commission urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint and return to diplomacy UN and AU back Obasanjo's renewed mediation and urge a return to direct talks in northern Ethiopia Ethiopia's Somali region council re-elects Mustafa Omer president and Ibrahim Osman Farah vice president Two drone explosions reported at Ethiopia's Bishoftu air force base; senior pilot Kassahun Lema killed Egypt's foreign minister demands Egypt's Nile water share be doubled and rejects any new dams Ethiopia closes its embassy in Asmara and orders 10 Eritrean diplomats out within 48 hours Bloomberg says two explosions were heard in Addis Ababa as drone flights over the capital are suspended Eritrea severs all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia and accuses it of invading Eritrean ports and coastal areas Afar president accuses the Eritrean army of taking part in the fighting MSF says war-wounded at its Korem and Alamata hospitals rose from 180 to more than 420 in four days Israel's foreign ministry says it is working to evacuate about 20 Israelis stranded in Lalibela Bloomberg says Ethiopia plans to pull more than 3,000 troops out of Somalia; Somalia says it was given no notice Darfur authorities reopen the Tina crossing with Chad for aid deliveries Pirates killed five crew of the hijacked tanker Honour 25 as Puntland forces recovered the ship and captured 16 DW says residents reported 11 killed and 15 wounded at the Alamata market; the claim could not be verified Live: Eritrea v South Africa — Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Drone hits Tigrai TV headquarters in Mekelle, taking the station off air UAE condemns TPLF attacks and declares full solidarity with Ethiopia's government Federal troops and Tigray forces fighting on three fronts: the army holds Alamata and Sekota, Tigray forces push into Afar Al Jazeera says the Ethiopian army has retaken Sekota; federal forces reported closing in on Alamata Two of the seven groups named in Ethiopia's new rebel alliance say they are not part of it UCI fines Girmay, Mulubrhan and Eritrea's sports director over team kit at the Worlds Six US senators urge Rubio to push for a return to Tigray talks and criticise the lapse of sanctions Red Cross moves 161 people, including African Union monitors and Ethiopian Airlines staff, from Mekelle to Semera Somali army and forces loyal to ousted South West president fight for Baidoa Ethiopia's Council of Ministers approves a redraft of the Defence Forces Proclamation and sends it to parliament Sudan and Egypt reject Ethiopian army chief's accusation; Sudan says the RSF was aided from Ethiopian soil Japan urges compliance with the Pretoria Agreement; Britain condemns the Tigray forces' attacks Eritrean riders in action at the World Championships in Montreal Telecoms and internet cut in Tigray Afar party chief says Tigray forces seized three towns in Zones 2 and 4; AFP told Erebti has fallen Osman Saleh calls at the UN for an end to the war destabilising the Horn and to intervention "under the rubric of humanitarian assistance"Sudan Tribune says an RSF faction commander joined the army with 50 fighters Sudan's army says it downed an RSF drone in North Kordofan as warplanes resume strikes on Nyala Explosion heard at Kombolcha airport as flights are suspended Ethiopian army chief says forces are answering with wisdom and restraint Rising cost of living in Djibouti squeezes Ethiopian truck drivers on the corridor Meskel celebrated across Eritrea, with Patriarch Abune Basilios leading prayers in Asmara Patriarch Abune Mathias calls for peace at the Meskel Demera in Addis Ababa President Taye presses Ethiopia's case for sea access and Security Council reform at the UN UN rights chief says five schools in Tigray were hit by airstrikes, urges de-escalation UN says more than 400 Sudanese are crossing into Chad every day Two killed as an RSF drone strikes a displacement shelter in El Obeid Saudi Arabia complains to the UN over a drone strike on its aid convoy in Sudan Eritrea takes part in the 195th UCI Congress in Montreal New 180,000 cubic metre dam inaugurated at Adi-Hawosha Sudan's attorney general rejected the UAE's hosting of the UN crime congress Trump rejected Iran's seven-day proposal; Iran says it will not back down Osman Saleh discussed Red Sea security with the foreign ministers of Algeria, Burkina Faso and Egypt Burhan rejects US conditions for a truce Ethiopians sweep Berlin Marathon as Assefa misses world record by 1:08 Drone strike hits major fuel depot in central Sudan UN rights chief warns Ethiopia against a return to full-scale war Saudi Arabia asks UN to protect Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and the Red Sea At least 27 killed in two mass shootings in South African townships Sudanese doctors say RSF looted and wrecked hospital in recaptured Sodari Sudan Tribune: RSF takes $4 a barrel from South Sudan oil exports Ethiopia presses case for sea access at the UN General Assembly Eritrea rejects Ethiopian army chief's accusation Trump rejects Iran plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Sudanese army says it has taken Sodari in North Kordofan Fano says it captured army vehicles and weapons in Amhara Arrests near UK air base used by US forces Wazema reports senior Tigray security officials detained in Mekelle Fighting spreads into Afar with clashes in Abala Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch calls for peace and reconciliation at Meskel Plane crash in DR Congo kills 17, including two senior military officials Venezuela frees 39 political prisoners after talks with the opposition Djibouti price surge squeezes Ethiopian truck drivers as Yemen war clouds Red Sea route EU announces almost 710 million euros in new humanitarian and migration funding Seventeen killed in shooting at South African bar German and Russian foreign ministers hold first talks since 2022 Young men leaving Tigray over forced-recruitment fears Internet and phone lines cut across Tigray HRW: Mekelle airstrike should be investigated as a possible war crime

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Ethiopia closes its embassy in Asmara and orders 10 Eritrean diplomats out within 48 hours

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the closure was a response to Eritrea's "direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence". Eritrea has not responded.

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File photograph: President Isaias Afwerki and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed raise the Eritrean flag at the reopening of Eritrea's embassy in Addis Ababa, 16 July 2018 (Xinhua)

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Al Jazeera reported that the ten Eritrean diplomats Ethiopia ordered out include the embassy chargé d'affaires and officials accredited to the African Union. Ethiopia's foreign ministry said the diplomats posed "a direct threat to Ethiopia's national security".

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Eritrea has responded. Its Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release on 1 October that it had "no option but to reciprocate in kind and sever all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia". It called Ethiopia's accusations "astounding" and said it was Ethiopia that had invaded Eritrean ports and coastal areas and had hosted and armed Eritrean armed opposition groups.

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Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on 1 October that it had decided to close Ethiopia's embassy in Asmara and had declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata, giving them 48 hours to leave the country. It said the closure was a response to Eritrea's "direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence". Reuters said Eritrea's information minister did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on 1 October that it had decided to close Ethiopia's embassy in Asmara and had declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata, ordering them to leave the country within 48 hours. The ministry said the closure was a response to Eritrea's "direct and indirect acts of hostility and belligerence against Ethiopia". It accused the diplomats of activities posing a direct threat to Ethiopia's national security and of breaching the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The ministry added that Ethiopia continues to value the historical, cultural and people-to-people ties between the two peoples and remains committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes. Reuters said Eritrea's information minister did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The announcement came hours after overnight explosions in Addis Ababa.

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