Can diplomacy solve the long-standing differences between Ethiopia and Eritrea?

As regional tensions escalate in East Africa, the United States calls for dialogue.

East African neighbors Ethiopia and Eritrea are once again dangerously close to all-out war.

Since Eritrea's independence in 1993, territorial disputes have dogged their relationship.

They had a bitter war between 1998 and 2000. And despite the ceasefire, they remained at war for nearly 20 years.

The Jeddah Agreement in 2018 brought peace. But tensions continue.

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of supporting rebels in the Tigray region, while Eritrea accuses landlocked Ethiopia of planning to seize one of its key Red Sea ports.