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Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties following explosions in Addis Ababa

Ethiopia has expelled Eritrean diplomats and closed its embassy, accusing Eritrea of backing opposition forces following late-night explosions in Addis Ababa. Eritrea responded by announcing a formal severance of diplomatic relations with Ethiopia. The full extent of casualties and physical damage from the suspected drone strikes remains unconfirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • cna-tw無人機
  • ltn無人機
  • pts衣國控
2 differing positions reported on status across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • cna-tw疑遭
  • ltn疑
  • pts宣布斷交
WhereAddis Ababa
9.025, 38.747 ±10 km
First reported23 days ago
Published2026-10-02 00:46 UTC
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports3Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties following explosions in Addis Ababa. 2026-10-02T00:46:05.153Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4331. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-02/diplomatic-rupture-addis-ababa-06cb6e1d

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