Ethiopian troops enter town on border with Eritrea, stoking war fears
Ethiopian government troops have advanced to the border town of Zalambessa, reviving fears of a slide back into open war with Eritrea.
War fears are rising on a tense border, as Ethiopian government troops advanced to Zalambessa, a border town of about fifteen thousand people that Tigrayan rebels previously held.
Witnesses say Eritrean troops crossed into the town last week to back the rebels, though Eritrea denies any incursion. Fighting restarted last month when a rebel alliance went on the offensive, reviving a war that killed hundreds of thousands.
Diplomats are now scrambling to stop the two neighbours sliding back into open war.
Reporting based on coverage from BBC News.
