Wednesday, October 14Global edition

Topic: Horn of Africa regional tensions

Ethiopia expels diplomats and severs ties with Eritrea as rebels push south

Fighting spread to Addis Ababa and towards the pilgrimage site of Lalibela this week after a seven-group rebel alliance launched attacks on 23 September. Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan are holding a summit in Alamein on Sunday, as all three countries deny Ethiopian accusations that they are backing the rebels.

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