The Group of Seven foreign ministers have warned that deteriorating relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea could trigger wider instability across the Horn of Africa, threatening regional security, humanitarian operations, and international trade. In a joint declaration following their November 9–10 meeting in Paris, the ministers urged both countries to exercise restraint, pursue diplomatic solutions, and protect civilians. Tensions have intensified recently over Ethiopia’s demand for sovereign access to the Red Sea, including interest in using Eritrea’s Assab port, which Asmara views as a potential threat to its territorial sovereignty. The dispute threatens to undermine the 2018 peace agreement that ended two decades of hostilities. Meanwhile, renewed confrontation could disrupt regional trade and worsen existing humanitarian crises.
