{"id":303189,"date":"2026-05-05T08:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/?p=303189"},"modified":"2026-05-05T08:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:14:33","slug":"ethiopia-accuses-sudanese-military-of-backing-tplf-territorial-violations-the-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/?p=303189","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia accuses Sudanese military of backing TPLF, territorial violations\u00a0– The Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Governance Corner<\/a>Frontline<\/a> Ethiopia Accuses Sudanese Military of Backing TPLF, Territorial Violations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ByAshenafi Endale<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

May 5, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The federal government has accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan\u2019s military government of providing support to \u201cTPLF mercenaries\u201d and violating Ethiopia\u2019s territorial integrity. The accusations were levied in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, and comes a day after the Sudanese government accused Ethiopia and the UAE of orchestrating drone attacks on Khartoum International Airport and military sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe people of Ethiopia and Sudan share a historic and enduring bond of friendship. In recognition of the fraternal ties between the two nations, the Government of Ethiopia has exercised restraint and refrained from publicizing the grave violations of Ethiopia\u2019s territorial integrity and national security committed by some belligerents in the Sudanese civil war. These violations include, among others. the extensive use of TPLF mercenaries in the conflict,\u201d reads the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Sudanese armed forces have also provided arms and financial support to these mercenaries, thereby facilitating their incursions along Ethiopia\u2019s western frontier. The activities of TPLF mercenaries in Sudan are a matter of public record, and there is simple and credible evidence showing that Sudan is serving as a hub of various anti-Ethiopian forces. It is evident that these hostile actions, as well as the recent and earlier series of allegations by officials of Sudanese Armed Forces, are undertaken at the behest of external patrons seeking to advance their own nefarious agenda,\u201d it continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late Monday night, the Sudanese Foreign Minister and military spokesperson held a press conference where they stated they had \u201cconclusive evidence\u201d that drone attacks on Khartoum International Airport and several Sudanese military sites earlier in the day were launched from Bahir Dar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sudanese Foreign Minister said his country is \u201cready to enter into an open confrontation with Ethiopia.\u201d The Sudanese government has since recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month marked three years since civil war erupted in Sudan, with fighting between the SAF and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killing at least 150,000 people, displacing over 14 million, and leaving millions more in the grip of famine and disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Governance CornerFrontline Ethiopia Accuses Sudanese Military of Backing TPLF, Territorial Violations ByAshenafi Endale May 5, 2026 The federal government has accused the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan\u2019s military government of providing support to \u201cTPLF mercenaries\u201d and violating Ethiopia\u2019s territorial integrity. The accusations were levied in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discussion"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=303189"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":303192,"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303189\/revisions\/303192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=303189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=303189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=303189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}