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

##### Ethiopian civil conflict
# Ethiopia closes its embassy in Eritrea and announces the expulsion of ten Eritrean diplomats from the country, after accusing its neighbour of financing the Tigray People's Liberation Front. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/ethiopia-blasts-tigray-war-a864e8cd442bade4531b8e7609f3216c)

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