# Ethiopia-Eritrea: Is a wider conflict looming?

https://mins.news/en/video/111404

- France 24 English, 2026-10-22 15:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpJaXTfT4Lc

> Fears are growing as Ethiopia and Eritrea move closer to war. Ethiopia has taken control of the border town of Zalambessa, raising concern that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed may send troops into Eritrea. Perspective spoke with Martin Plaut, a senior research fellow at the University of London’s Institute of Commonwealth Studies.

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