Flip News — eritrea news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/eritrea/ The latest Flip News stories on eritrea. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:24 GMT Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after diplomat expulsions https://flipnews.co.uk/world/eritrea-severs-diplomatic-ties-ethiopia/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/eritrea-severs-diplomatic-ties-ethiopia/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Eritrea said on Thursday it was breaking all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia, reciprocating the expulsion of its diplomats from Addis Ababa amid the escalating conflict in Tigray. Sarah Whitfield eritrea ethiopia diplomacy world Al Arabiya English Ethiopia and Egypt expel diplomats in tit-for-tat row as African Union urges restraint https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ethiopia-egypt-expel-diplomats-au-restraint/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/ethiopia-egypt-expel-diplomats-au-restraint/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ethiopia ordered a senior Egyptian diplomat out within 48 hours and Egypt reciprocated, a day after Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara and Eritrea severed all diplomatic ties; the African Union urged the three countries to exercise maximum restraint. Sarah Whitfield ethiopia eritrea egypt diplomacy world Reuters