Edging Towards Another Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict?

Edging Towards Another Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict?

 Source: World Politics Review published on 27 March 2025 a commentary titled “Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray Are Back on a War Footing” by Fred Harter, freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa.

A power struggle in Tigray Region between Debretsion Gebremichael and Getachew Reda is the proximate cause of the current crisis in Ethiopia, but a more explosive dynamic is the escalating rivalry between the governments in Addis Ababa and Asmara.  In February, Eritrea ordered a nationwide military mobilization, and Ethiopia has been moving military equipment and troops to its border with Eritrea.