Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates
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More than 50 people have been killed since heavy fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia last week Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic relations as renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of a wider regional conflict.
自上周埃塞俄比亚北部再次爆发激烈战斗以来，已造成 50 多人死亡 埃塞俄比亚和厄立特里亚已断绝外交关系，因为埃塞俄比亚北部的新战斗引发了人们对更广泛地区冲突的担忧。
On Thursday, Ethiopia announced it was closing its embassy in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, accusing them of activities that threatened national security.
周四，埃塞俄比亚宣布将关闭驻厄立特里亚首都阿斯马拉的大使馆，并命令10名厄立特里亚外交官在48小时内离开该国，指责他们从事威胁国家安全的活动。
Eritrea responded by cutting diplomatic relations, saying Ethiopia's decision had left it with no choice but to take reciprocal action.
厄立特里亚以断绝外交关系作为回应，称埃塞俄比亚的决定使其别无选择，只能采取对等行动。
Meanwhile, a pro-government militia says it has seized the town of Milazat, which is just 20km (12 miles) south-east of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, where the main anti-government group is based.
与此同时，一支亲政府民兵表示，他们已经占领了米拉扎特镇，该镇位于提格雷首府梅克莱东南部仅 20 公里（12 英里）处，也是主要反政府组织的所在地。
The BBC has not been able to verify this claim.
BBC 尚未能证实这一说法。
The diplomatic confrontation came hours after powerful explosions were heard overnight in Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, including near Ethiopia's military headquarters.
这场外交对抗发生数小时前，埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴，包括埃塞俄比亚军事总部附近，夜间传出强烈爆炸声。
It follows a sharp deterioration in relations between the neighbours, with Ethiopia accusing Eritrea of supporting a new rebel alliance – an allegation Asmara has repeatedly denied.
此前，邻国关系急剧恶化，埃塞俄比亚指责厄立特里亚支持新的叛军联盟——阿斯马拉一再否认这一指控。
Eritrea described the decision to expel its ambassador as "astounding".
厄立特里亚称驱逐其大使的决定“令人震惊”。
"Eritrea has no option but to reciprocate in kind and sever all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia," its foreign ministry said, warning of "negative corollaries" from the decision.
厄立特里亚外交部表示，“厄立特里亚别无选择，只能以牙还牙，断绝与埃塞俄比亚的所有外交关系”，并警告这一决定可能会产生“负面后果”。
The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian federal forces battle fighters from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and its allies across parts of the northern regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara.
外交影响发生之际，埃塞俄比亚联邦军队在提格雷、阿法尔和阿姆哈拉北部地区的部分地区与提格雷人民解放阵线（TPLF）及其盟友的战士作战。
Ethiopia has also expelled an Egyptian diplomat, giving him 48 hours to leave the country, according to state media.
据官方媒体报道，埃塞俄比亚还驱逐了一名埃及外交官，限他 48 小时内离开该国。
The government has not publicly given a reason for the decision. Egypt responded by ordering an Ethiopian embassy official to leave within the same period, according to the state-affiliated Al Qahera News.
政府尚未公开给出该决定的理由。 据埃及官方媒体 Al Qahera News 报道，埃及的回应是命令一名埃塞俄比亚大使馆官员在同一时期内离开。
Relations between Ethiopia and Egypt have been strained for years, largely over Ethiopia's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a huge hydroelectric project on the Blue Nile.
埃塞俄比亚和埃及之间的关系多年来一直紧张，主要是因为埃塞俄比亚的埃塞俄比亚复兴大坝（GERD），这是青尼罗河上的一个大型水力发电项目。
Egypt, which relies heavily on the Nile for its water supplies, has long expressed concern about the dam's potential impact on its share of the river's water.
埃及的供水严重依赖尼罗河，长期以来一直对大坝对其河水份额的潜在影响表示担忧。
How fresh fighting in Tigray could spark wider conflict in Ethiopia WATCH: Why are Ethiopia's rebels joining forces?
提格雷的新战斗如何引发埃塞俄比亚更广泛的冲突 观看：埃塞俄比亚叛军为何联手？
The cutting of ties between Ethiopia and Eritrea mark a dramatic reversal from 2018, when Abiy restored relations with Asmara after two decades of hostility, prompting joyous scenes as the border reopened and families separated for years were reunited.
埃塞俄比亚和厄立特里亚之间的断交标志着与2018年的戏剧性逆转，当时阿比在二十年的敌对状态后与阿斯马拉恢复了关系，边界重新开放，失散多年的家庭团聚，引发了欢乐的场面。
The rapprochement helped earn the Ethiopian prime minister the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019.
这种和解帮助埃塞俄比亚总理赢得了 2019 年诺贝尔和平奖。
The latest hostilities are the most serious since a peace agreement ended the devastating Tigray war in 2022.
最近的敌对行动是自 2022 年和平协议结束毁灭性的提格雷战争以来最严重的一次。
An African Union mediator previously estimated that about 600,000 people had died during that two-year conflict.
一位非洲联盟调解员此前估计，在那场为期两年的冲突中，约有 60 万人死亡。
Last month, the TPLF joined six other armed movements, including the Fano militia from Amhara, to form an alliance whose stated objective is to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government from power. A pro-government militia commander fighting in Tigray told the BBC that Eritrean soldiers had been involved on the front lines.
上个月，TPLF 与其他六个武装运动（包括来自阿姆哈拉的法诺民兵）一起组成了一个联盟，其既定目标是推翻总理阿比·艾哈迈德政府。 一名在提格雷作战的亲政府民兵指挥官告诉英国广播公司，厄立特里亚士兵参与了前线。
The BBC has not independently verified the allegation.
BBC 尚未独立核实这一指控。
The BBC is unable to report from Tigray and the internet and phone lines have been cut, making it difficult to get reliable information from the region.
英国广播公司无法从提格雷进行报道，互联网和电话线路已被切断，因此很难从该地区获得可靠信息。
It is not clear who was responsible for cutting communications.
目前尚不清楚是谁负责切断通讯。
In a rare response to the BBC before diplomatic relations were severed, Eritrea's Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel denied that it was involved in the fighting in Tigray, which borders his country. He told BBC Tigrinya that Ethiopia's governing Prosperity Party was blaming neighbouring countries to divert attention from conflicts and other problems within Ethiopia.
在断绝外交关系之前，厄立特里亚新闻部长耶马内·格布雷梅斯克尔罕见地对 BBC 做出了回应，否认该国参与了与厄立特里亚接壤的提格雷的战斗。 他告诉BBC Tigrinya，埃塞俄比亚执政党繁荣党指责邻国，以转移人们对埃塞俄比亚境内冲突和其他问题的注意力。
The two countries were allies during the 2020-2022 Tigray war, when Eritrean troops fought alongside Ethiopian federal forces against the TPLF.
两国在 2020 年至 2022 年提格雷战争期间是盟友，当时厄立特里亚军队与埃塞俄比亚联邦军队并肩作战，对抗提格雷战争。
But relations have deteriorated significantly since then, particularly over Ethiopia's push for direct access to the Red Sea.
但自那时以来，两国关系显着恶化，特别是在埃塞俄比亚推动直接进入红海问题上。
Ethiopia lost its coastline when Eritrea became independent in 1993.
1993年厄立特里亚独立后，埃塞俄比亚失去了海岸线。
Abiy has repeatedly argued that access to the sea is essential to Ethiopia's long-term economic and security interests, while Eritrea has accused his government of harbouring ambitions over its ports.
阿比一再辩称，出海口对于埃塞俄比亚的长期经济和安全利益至关重要，而厄立特里亚则指责其政府对其港口怀有野心。
Federal forces and their allies appear to have made gains in southern Tigray and are advancing towards Mekelle, the regional capital.
联邦军队及其盟友似乎已在提格雷南部取得进展，并正在向地区首府梅克莱挺进。
In Alamata, a doctor told the BBC earlier this week that at least 52 civilians had been killed during three days of intense fighting.
在阿拉马塔，一名医生本周早些时候告诉 BBC，在三天的激烈战斗中至少有 52 名平民丧生。
The TPLF has also been fighting in neighbouring Afar, which lies along Ethiopia's crucial transport corridor to Djibouti and the sea. Tens of thousands of people are estimated to have fled their homes there.
提格雷人阵还在邻国阿法尔地区作战，该地区位于埃塞俄比亚通往吉布提和海洋的重要运输走廊沿线。 据估计，那里有数万人逃离家园。
Both the Ethiopian government and the TPLF accuse the other of starting the latest hostilities. Tigrayan authorities say their forces were responding to a federal offensive and drone strikes, while Addis Ababa says Tigrayan fighters launched attacks after taking control of federally administered airports in Tigray.
埃塞俄比亚政府和蒂格雷人阵均指责对方发动了最新的敌对行动。 提格雷亚当局表示，他们的部队正在对联邦进攻和无人机袭击做出反应，而亚的斯亚贝巴表示，提格雷亚武装分子在控制提格雷联邦管理的机场后发动了袭击。
The African Union has urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise restraint and resolve their differences through diplomatic channels, warning against actions that could further destabilise the region. The UN has also warned that the deteriorating security situation is severely disrupting humanitarian work in northern Ethiopia.
非洲联盟敦促埃塞俄比亚、厄立特里亚和埃及保持克制，通过外交渠道解决分歧，并警告不要采取可能进一步破坏该地区稳定的行动。 联合国还警告说，不断恶化的安全局势正在严重扰乱埃塞俄比亚北部的人道主义工作。
UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said drone activity and air strikes were putting civilians, vital infrastructure and aid operations at risk, while insecurity and road closures were restricting humanitarian movements.
联合国发言人斯特凡·杜雅里克表示，无人机活动和空袭使平民、重要基础设施和援助行动面临风险，而不安全局势和道路封闭限制了人道主义行动。
The UN has called on all sides to guarantee safe and unhindered access to people in need. The young women who fought in Ethiopia's last civil war and don't want to see another one Ethiopia PM's party wins landslide as fears grow of new conflict 'I lost my leg on the way home from school' Go to BBCAfrica.com, external for more news from the African continent.
联合国呼吁各方确保安全、不受阻碍地接触有需要的人。 参加埃塞俄比亚上一场内战的年轻女性不想再看到另一场内战 由于担心新的冲突加剧，埃塞俄比亚总理的政党获得压倒性胜利 “我在放学回家的路上失去了一条腿” 请访问 BBCAfrica.com，获取来自非洲大陆的更多外部新闻。
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