Ethiopia Expels Sudanese Diplomats Over Accusations of Aiding the RSF
Ethiopia announced on Wednesday that it has ordered six staff members of the Sudanese consulate in the border town of Asosa to leave the country within 48 hours.
Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Egypt, and Eritrea of supporting Tigray rebels who launched an attack on government forces last September. The three countries have denied these accusations.
In turn, Sudan accuses Ethiopia of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), while Addis Ababa accuses Khartoum of supporting rebels in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.
The mutual accusations, which both sides deny, have raised fears of the war spilling over between the two countries, which could lead to a wider conflict in the Horn of Africa.
The Sudanese government stated last Sunday that it had filed a complaint against Ethiopia with the UN Security Council and the African Union's Peace and Security Council, accusing it of allowing the RSF to use its territory to launch explosive drones targeting civilian infrastructure in Sudan; Addis Ababa denies these allegations.
المصدر: Reuters + Open Sources
