North Africa

Ethiopia has publicly accused Sudan and Eritrea of supporting Tigrayan forces as fighting escalates in the country's north. The allegations mark a sharp deterioration in regional relations, drawing in two of Ethiopia's neighbours at a time when conflict in the Tigray region is intensifying and raising fears of a wider cross-border confrontation in the Horn of Africa.

Ethiopia has accused Sudan and Egypt of supporting Tigray rebel fighters as fighting intensifies in the country's north. Sudan's army has denied backing the Tigray forces, instead alleging that the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are involved. The accusations mark a sharp escalation in rhetoric between the Horn of Africa neighbours, raising fears of a wider regional conflict spilling across borders.