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  1. Ethiopia-Eritrea border tensions amid wider Horn of Africa instability
  2. Relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea have deteriorated, while Sudan accuses Ethiopia of supporting the RSF.
  3. Clashes spill over across the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Sudan Instability Raises Conflict Risk in Horn of Africa, Threatening Ethiopia

4 reports, 4 independent Updated Oct 15
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What happened

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An analyst warned that renewed fighting in Northern Ethiopia could destabilize the wider Horn of Africa, with instability in Sudan further complicating the regional picture. A new armed alliance, which includes the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Amhara Fano forces, has formed to challenge Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government.

From africanews.com

Why it matters

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The potential for conflict to spread from Sudan into Ethiopia risks drawing in Eritrea. This instability could undermine the Pretoria peace agreement and affect major regional projects, such as the Ethiopia-Djibouti petroleum infrastructure project.

Clashes have spilled across the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and Sudan accuses Ethiopia of supporting the RSF.

From africanews.com, aljazeera.com

Who's involved

  • SudanCountry whose regional instability is cited as a source of conflict risk.
  • EthiopiaCountry facing internal conflict and potential regional destabilization.
  • EritreaNeighboring country warned of potential involvement in a widening conflict.
  • Abiy AhmedPrime Minister of Ethiopia whose government is being challenged by a new armed alliance.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

These are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.

  • DjiboutiSpeculative

    Direct investment in the Ethiopia-Djibouti petroleum infrastructure project could be affected by regional conflict risk.

How it developed

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  1. The regional instability is now compounded by the involvement of South Sudan and the looming Ebola threat near the DRC border.1 source
  2. Warning issued regarding the potential for conflict to spill over from Sudan into Ethiopia, risking involvement of Eritrea.1 source
  3. Eritrea and Sudan held coordination meetings, while Abiy Ahmed launched an infrastructure project in Djibouti.1 source

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Clashes spill over across the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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