# How the Tigray war could spill across the Horn of Africa

https://mins.news/en/item/72434

- DW, 2026-09-24 13:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-tigray-war-could-spill-across-the-horn-of-africa/a-79410333?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Fighting has resumed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, with a major Tigrayan offensive reported on September 23 and clashes also reported in Afar and Amhara. Expert Martin Plaut warns the conflict could draw in Eritrea and Sudan, potentially pulling the wider Horn of Africa into war. The African Union urged restraint and renewed talks under the Pretoria agreement.

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