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Ethiopia and Eritrea are on the brink of another conflict

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As Eritrean forces advance in Tigray, all-out war with Ethiopia seems almost inevitable

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All three outlets frame the story as a mutual accusation between Ethiopia and Eritrea, with Al Jazeera and France 24 both foregrounding denials and blame-shifting. The Economist is the most forecast-heavy, saying the countries are “on the brink of another conflict” and that all-out war “seems almost inevitable,” while France 24 alone mentions the severing of diplomatic ties, Ethiopian estimates of Eritrean troops in Tigray, and the TPLF.

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