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Ethiopia and Sudan close each other's consulates
Ethiopia closed Sudan's consulate in the border town of Assosa and ordered six diplomats to leave within 48 hours; Sudan then closed Ethiopia's consulate in Gedaref and expelled its staff. Sudan accuses Ethiopia of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan's civil war; Ethiopia accuses Sudan of backing rebels in its Tigray region. Both deny the allegations.
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How each side sees it
Sudan saysEthiopia supports the Rapid Support Forces and let them launch drone attacks from its territory.
Ethiopia saysSudan backs rebels fighting Ethiopia's government in Tigray; it denies supporting the RSF.
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