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Ethiopia takes control of border town of Zalambessa as fears grow of war with Eritrea

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Ethiopia-Eritrea: Is there a risk of a wider conflict?
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Concerns are mounting as Ethiopia and Eritrea move closer to war. Ethiopia has now taken control of the border town of Zalambessa, and the fear is that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will send his troops into Eritrea. France 24's Perspective programme spoke with Martin Plaut, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London.

This continues an earlier story: Ethiopia installs new Tigray administration as tensions with Eritrea raise fears of wider war

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    France 24 reports that concerns are mounting as Ethiopia and Eritrea inch closer to war, with Ethiopia having taken control of the border town of Zalambessa and fears that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will send troops into Eritrea.

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