EU Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea to De-Escalate Tensions

The European Union has formally urged Ethiopia and Eritrea to immediately de-escalate growing tensions between the two nations. In an official statement issued on 5 October by the EU High Representative on behalf of the bloc, the EU expressed deep alarm over the continued escalation of violence in northern Ethiopia and heightened regional frictions. The statement warned that sustained confrontation between Addis Ababa and Asmara risks triggering a much wider regional conflict with severe consequences for peace, security, and stability across the Horn of Africa. Consequently, the EU called on all involved parties to exercise restraint and refrain from any actions or rhetoric that could further aggravate the volatile situation.