Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt Trade Accusations as the African Union Urges Restraint

DW reports that the Tigray conflict is no longer only a domestic matter, with Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt trading accusations and the African Union urging restraint. The outlet frames the open question as whether the Horn of Africa is heading toward a wider regional crisis. Regionalization is the part worth watching. Once a conflict stops being internal, the number of parties with an interest in it multiplies, and here the mediator is appealing to governments that are simultaneously accusing one another. Restraint appeals are cheap; whether they land depends on what the accusing parties think they have to gain from escalation.