00:00Ethiopia and Eritrea are trading accusations of aggression, as fighting in the northern
00:07Ethiopia raises fears of a new regional war. Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of backing Tigrayan
00:13rebels, while Eritrea says Addis Ababa is waging an unprovoked war against it.
00:19The tensions are escalating with Eritrean troops reportedly deployed in Tigray and Ethiopian
00:24forces, launching drone strikes against them. A security source estimates between 5,000
00:31and 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are in the region.
00:35Meanwhile Ethiopia's military has pushed back Tigrayan forces, reportedly retaking the regional
00:41capital Mekele as well as the cities of Shire and Adi Grat. But the conflict could extend
00:48beyond Tigray. Ethiopia has reportedly called for direct access to the Red Sea, a demand
00:54Eritrea sees as a potential threat to its sovereignty. The two countries fought a brutal border war
01:00between 1998 and 2000, and relations have deteriorated sharply after once fighting side by side.
