A New War in the Horn of Africa

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The article warns of renewed war risk in the Horn of Africa after Washington lifted its arms embargo on Ethiopia and sanctions on Eritrea’s military and senior officials in September. It recalls the 2020–2022 Tigray civil war and says developments involving the TPLF could signal a fresh escalation.

Between 2020 and 2022, a civil war was fought in Tigray, Ethiopia’s northernmost region, between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and an Ethiopian-Eritrean coalition. In response, the US put an arms embargo on Ethiopia, sanctioned Eritrea’s army and senior officials, and things simmered down.  On September 18th, Washington removed that embargo and those sanctions.  Five days later, the TPLF … Read more The post A New War in the Horn of Africa appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.