Ethiopia and Eritrea on the brink: a quest for sea access, or expansionist aggression?
Ethiopia and Eritrea are massing troops near their border, three years after the last war. Addis Ababa wants sea access and accuses Eritrea of backing rebels; Asmara denies any war plans and accuses Ethiopia of expansionism.
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Ethiopia, the world's most populous landlocked nation, says it needs access to the sea and accuses Eritrea of secretly arming Tigrayan and other rebels — framing pressure on Asmara as self-defence.
Eritrea says it has made no threats or mobilisation, denies any troops in Tigray, and casts Abiy's push for a port as 'hegemonic' expansionism that even challenges Eritrea's right to exist.
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