The Ethiopian regime has ordered six Sudanese diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours and closed Sudan’s consulate in the border town of Asosa. This drastic diplomatic move comes as friction between the neighboring nations intensifies over mutual accusations of fueling internal conflicts.

According to officials, Sudan recently lodged formal complaints with the United Nations Security Council and the African Union’s Peace and Security Council. The Sudanese side alleges that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has purportedly used Ethiopian territory to launch deadly drone strikes against civilian infrastructure in Sudan.

Meanwhile, the Ethiopian authorities have claimed that the Sudanese military is backing rebels linked to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front—allegations that Khartoum has firmly denied. Sudanese representatives insist they are making efforts to avoid an open war, as a direct military confrontation would heavily burden an already exhausted military apparatus.

This diplomatic fallout follows a series of expulsions initiated by the Ethiopian regime involving diplomats from Eritrea and Egypt, highlighting a broader pattern of deteriorating diplomatic relations and escalating geopolitical instability across the Horn of Africa.

Source: www.aljazeera.com