Ethiopia thwarted an Eritrean-backed attack targeting the African Union summit attended by about 40 heads of state earlier in the week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian police said Feb. 2. Eritrea has denied the accusation. Relations between the two countries, which already were strained over a border dispute, have deteriorated further since Ethiopia sent troops to aid Somalia’s interim government against rival Islamists who the United States and United Nations say were backed by Eritrea.

from stratfor.com