The American Enterprise Institute's Critical Threats posted on 18 July 2024 an analysis titled "Sudan Spillover Threatens Ethiopia" by Liam Karr and Lilya Yatim.
There are concerns that fighting in Sudan near Ethiopia's border between the Sudan Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) could stoke ethnic tensions in Amhara and Tigray Regions. Ethiopian officials fear that the RSF may cooperate with the Amhara Fano militia.