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Ethiopia and Sudan accuse each other of attacks
Both governments denied the claims as Sudan said drone strikes killed 3 civilians and wounded 2 others.
- On Tuesday, Ethiopia and Sudan traded accusations that each had violated the other's territory and supported insurgent forces, marking a significant escalation in cross-border tensions.
- Sudan's army spokesperson, Assim Awad, claimed on Monday that 'conclusive evidence' links UAE-made drones launched from Ethiopia's Bahir Dar airport to strikes on Sudanese positions, prompting Sudan to recall its ambassador.
- Awad cited data from a drone shot down in El-Obeid as proof of the cross-border attacks, while a separate strike hit a fuel station in Kosti on Tuesday, about 300 kilometres south of Khartoum.
- Ethiopia's foreign ministry dismissed the allegations as 'baseless' while accusing the Sudanese army of supporting Tigray People's Liberation Front 'mercenaries' along the western frontier.
- The diplomatic rift emerges as Sudan remains engulfed in a civil war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, with fighting persisting across Darfur and the Blue Nile state.
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The East AfricanEthiopia, Sudan trade accusations as drone war escalates
Ethiopia and Sudan exchange accusations over drone strikes, signalling rising regional tensions around the war in Khartoum.
·Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the United Republic of
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On 5 May 2026, Ethiopia accused the "Sudanese armed forces" of "providing arms and financial support to mercenaries" in Tigray, the northern state of the country, which was the scene of a deadly civil war between 2020 and 2022. Addis Ababa replied to Khartoum's accusations of being involved in drone strikes at the airport in the capital of Sudan.
·Paris, France
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Overlapping conflicts: Ethiopia and Sudan accuse each other of attacks
·Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right6Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution46% Center
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources are Center
46% Center
L 27%
C 46%
R 27%
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