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Can diplomacy prevent an Ethiopia-Eritrea war as Tigray gets a new administration?

DW19 October 2026, 15:02 UTCEthiopia

Ethiopia has installed a new administration in conflict-hit Tigray after federal forces pushed back Tigrayan fighters. But tensions with Eritrea continue to raise fears of a wider regional war.

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