Ethiopian police said they had seized thousands of rounds of ammunition ‌sent by neighbouring Eritrea to rebels in the Amhara region, escalating a ‌feud between the longstanding foes that experts have said could lead to renewed conflict. Eritrea’s information minister did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegation. Asmara has previously dismissed assertions that it meddles ‍in Ethiopian affairs and accused Addis Ababa of ‍aggression, with President Isaias Afwerki telling ‌state-run media this week that Ethiopia’s ruling party has declared war against Eritrea. The two ‍countries ​fought a three-year border war that broke out in 1998, five years after Eritrea won its independence from Ethiopia. They signed a historic agreement to normalise ⁠relations in 2018 that won Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ‌the Nobel Peace Prize the following year, but the relationship has again deteriorated.

Full report : Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of arming rebels in escalating war of words.