# Tigray war may spill over into Eritrea, fueled by Abiy Ahmed’s rhetoric

https://mins.news/en/item/88055

- DW, 2026-10-06 13:32 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/tigray-war-may-spill-over-to-eritrea-helped-by-prime-minister-abiy-ahmed-s-rhetoric/a-79562957?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has begun a second term with stronger political authority, but faces an opposing regional alliance and a conflict in Tigray that could spread. His renewed call for direct access to the Red Sea has heightened tensions with Eritrea over Assab port. Reports of Ethiopian troop movements toward the Eritrean border have raised fears that the war could spill over.

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