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  "Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic ties, threatening regional stability in the Horn of Africa, per theowp.org.",
  "The rift escalates as both nations grapple with ongoing northern conflicts and strategic tensions in the Red Sea region, Bloomberg reports.",
  "Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is traveling to Moscow for the Russia-Africa summit, signaling a shift in regional diplomacy, Addis Standard notes.",
  "Washington is positioning itself amid Ethiopia's security challenges, as reported by hornreview.org."
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