NAIROBI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Eritrea on Monday rejected accusations by Ethiopia that it was responsible for military aggression and was ​backing armed groups inside Ethiopian territory as "false and fabricated", calling the ‌claims part of a hostile campaign by Addis Ababa. Ethiopia's foreign minister had accused neighbouring ‌Eritrea over the weekend of military aggression and of supporting armed groups inside Ethiopian territory, where recent clashes between Tigrayan forces and Ethiopian troops have raised fears of a return to war. "The patently false and fabricated accusations ⁠against Eritrea issued by ‌Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister yesterday is astounding in its tone and substance, underlying motivation, and overarching objective," the ministry of ‍information said in a statement. The two longstanding foes waged war against each other between 1998 and 2000, signing a peace deal in 2018. They were allies during Ethiopia's two-year war against regional authorities in the northern Tigray region, but relations between the two nations have plunged into acrimony since then.

Source: Ethiopian News February 09, 2026 11:42 UTC