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[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Eritrean troops have reportedly entered parts of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, with local officials and residents telling Agence France-Presse (AFP) that soldiers in Eritrean military uniforms have been seen in and around Adigrat and moving south toward Mekelle.

[Premium Times] This call comes amid the growing tension between Ethiopia's federal government and authorities in the northern Tigray region.

[Shabelle] Egypt -- President Isaias Afwerki met with Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, in El Alamein City in the mid-morning hours today for extensive talks on bilateral relations and other matters of vital importance to both countries.

[SNA] El-Alamein -- President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki on the sidelines of the eighth African Union Mid-Year Coordination Summit held in El-Alamein.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A senior Ethiopian official has warned Eritrea that it will face a severe response if it continues what he describes as interference in Ethiopia's internal affairs, as the United States cautioned that escalating tensions between the two countries could trigger a wider regional conflict.

[Shabelle] El Alamein, Egypt -- The presidents of Egypt, Somalia and Eritrea, along with Sudan's head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, held a four-way summit in the Egyptian coastal city of El Alamein to discuss regional developments and ways to strengthen political and economic cooperation.

[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia have reaffirmed their opposition to unilateral actions and interference in the affairs of states, while asserting the role of Red Sea littoral countries in governing the strategic waterway, in a declaration that comes amid sharply deteriorating relations between the four countries and Ethiopia.

[ENA] Over the week, Ethiopia took decisive action against Eritrea by closing its embassy in Asmara and declaring 10 Eritrean diplomats' persona non grata. This move, announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a direct response to Eritrea's continued acts of hostility and belligerence against Ethiopia, which have posed a direct threat to Ethiopia's national security. The declaration of these diplomats as persona non grata, due to their involvement in activities breaching the Vienna Convention on

[Horn Diplomat] Addis Ababa -- The African Union Commission has urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint amid heightened tensions between the three countries, warning against actions or statements that could further destabilise the region.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has decided to close its Embassy in Asmara, Eritrea, and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats in Addis Ababa persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the closure of its embassy in Asmara and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats in Addis Abeba persona non grata, ordering them to leave the country within 48 hours.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Eritrea has announced it will sever all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia, saying it has "no option but to reciprocate in kind" after Addis Abeba ordered the closure of its embassy in Asmara and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata.

[UG Diplomat] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has closed its embassy in Asmara and declared ten Eritrean diplomats persona non grata, in the sharpest diplomatic rupture between the two Horn of Africa neighbours since their 2018 rapprochement.

[CAF] Norway-based defender Samukele Kabini scored his first international goal 13 minutes from time to hand South Africa a potentially crucial 2-1 victory over Guinea in their opening Group D match of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifiers at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.

[African Arguments] On 1 August 2026, Ethiopian federal and Tigrayan forces clashed in western Tigray, a northern Ethiopian region bordering Eritrea and Sudan. By 3 August, fighting had subsided, but hundreds of Tigrayans, including wounded fighters, had crossed into war-torn Sudan. The clash followed Ethiopia's 1 June election: Tigray did not vote, while Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won 438 seats.

[Reporter] Eritrea may have attempted to undermine Ethiopia using every tool at its disposal. This may include military force, political disruption, backing insurgent factions, spreading propaganda, and engaging in regional manipulation. Yet, Ethiopia has not crumbled. On the contrary, in spite of significant domestic difficulties, Ethiopia persists in showing economic resilience, political adaptability, and an expanding ability to maintain security. Thus, the current narrative of Ethiopia is not that of a state

[Shabelle] Asmara, Eritrea -- Eritrea has accused the United Arab Emirates of pursuing what it described as "port-based colonialism" across Africa, raising particular concerns over Abu Dhabi's expanding influence around strategic ports in the Horn of Africa, including Somalia.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's political history is often reduced to the decisions of political parties and armed movements. Eritrea's independence, in particular, is sometimes portrayed as the result of a choice made solely by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) or the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). That interpretation is historically incomplete.

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