Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties amid Tigray conflict

The two nations expelled diplomats and closed embassies after accusing each other of supporting internal conflicts in the northern region.

5 publishers · 9 articles · first seen 1 Oct 2026 · updated 36d ago

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First reported by Deutsche Welle, 3h 13m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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Time	Chance of yes
now	16%
2 Oct, 04:52 UTC	16%
23 Sept, 08:47 UTC	18%

The story so far

5 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 1 Oct 2026. Deutsche Welle published first, on 1 October at 16:57 UTC; Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera followed 3h 14m later. The most recent article, from France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, appeared on 2 October at 10:54 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), Deutsche Welle, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines, South China Morning Post, businessinsider.com.

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Ethiopia — the market puts it at 16%, with $118 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if an official report confirms a human Ebola case in Ethiopia between now and January 1, 2027. The outcome is No if no such confirmed case occurs within that timeframe. Readers often mistake the start date for the resolution deadline.

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How it unfolded

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1 Oct, 16:57Deutsche Welle Ethiopia: Embassy shut in Eritrea, 10 diplomats expelled18%
1 Oct, 16:57Deutsche Welle Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties over conflict18%
1 Oct, 16:57Deutsche Welle Ethiopia and Eritrea sever ties amid Tigray fighting18%
1 Oct, 20:10Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in tit-for-tat move18%
1 Oct, 20:28Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties over conflict18%
2 Oct, 03:49South China Morning Post Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties as northern fighting escalates18%
2 Oct, 04:40Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Eritrea severs diplomatic ties with Ethiopia in row over Tigray18%
2 Oct, 07:00businessinsider.com Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as reported drone strikes raise fears for Addis Ababa16%▼2 points since the previous source
2 Oct, 10:54France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines Eritrea cuts ties with Ethiopia over embassy closure16%
NowCurrent odds16%

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