# ‘Regional proxy contest’: What is driving Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions?

https://mins.news/en/item/92041

- TRT World, 2026-10-08 17:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/a6de7b4b10fb

> Ethiopia and Eritrea, two Horn of Africa states that have fought bloody conflicts in the past, are facing renewed tensions.

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