Are Ethiopia and Eritrea About To Go To War?
Simon Whistler · October 18, 2026 · 17 min video · Africa
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For the past three weeks, the Ethiopian government has been fighting the
Ethiopian People's
Forces Alliance for Survival, a coalition of seven armed groups, which includes, among others,
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Ethiopian forces have crushed the TPLF in weeks and pushed toward the Eritrean border, where Asmara has sent thousands of troops. Both sides are massing for a fight neither can afford to lose.
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