### [2026-10-1](/feed/2026/10/1/index.md)

##### Ethiopian civil conflict
# Eritrea's foreign ministry announces that the country will cut off diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in response. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via Al Arabiya](https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/News/world/2026/10/01/eritrea-says-severing-diplomatic-ties-with-ethiopia)
2. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eritrea-says-it-is-severing-all-diplomatic-ties-with-ethiopia-2026-10-01/)

### Changes:

1. Eritrea's foreign ministry announces that the country will cut off diplomatic ties with Ethiopia over renewed fighting in the Tigray region.  _2026-10-02 06:11:36 (First version)_
1. Eritrea's foreign ministry announces that the country will cut off diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in response.  _(Current version)_

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