Ethiopia: Sudan Closes Ethiopian Consulate in Gedaref, Expels Diplomats in Retaliation for Assosa Closure

Addis Abeba — Sudan’s government has closed Ethiopia’s consulate in the eastern city of Gedaref and expelled the diplomats working there, in a reciprocal move following Ethiopia’s closure of Sudan’s consulate in Assosa and the expulsion of six Sudanese diplomatic staff, further escalating tensions between the two neighboring countries amid competing accusations of backing armed groups in each other’s territories.

Two Sudanese officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity because of…