Ethiopia warns Eritrea it will defend itself
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Drone strikes in northern Ethiopia, competing claims over Red Sea access, and a new four-country diplomatic alignment threaten to deepen instability across the Horn of Africa [CAIRO] Fears of a wider war in the Horn of Africa grew this week after Ethiopian drones reportedly struck Eritrean troops in northern Ethiopia,
Ethiopian drones hit Eritrean troops in Tigray, a monitor says, as a local paper reports the army seized US$10 million of drones bought for rebels via Sudan.
Ethiopia and Eritrea each accused the other of starting a war of aggression on Friday as an internal Ethiopian conflict threatened to escalate into a regional war.