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Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties as northern fighting escalates
BBC and France 24 report the diplomatic rupture alongside intensified fighting in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic ties, according to BBC and France 24 reporting. The BBC describes fighting between Ethiopian forces and northern rebels, with a separate item examining tensions between the TPLF and the national army. France 24 reports an army advance towards the Tigrayan capital and an African Union appeal for restraint.
What holds up
- ✓The severing of diplomatic ties is reported by two outlets.
- ✓BBC and France 24 both describe escalating fighting involving Ethiopian forces and Tigrayan rebels.
What doesn't yet
- ?The excerpts contain no diplomatic statements explaining the rupture or setting out either government's position.
- ?The army advance and new explosions in Addis Ababa are reported only by France 24 in the supplied material.
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- →What have both governments formally announced about diplomatic relations?
- →Can the reported military advances and explosions be independently verified?