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SINGLE-SOURCE: Sudan orders Ethiopia's Gedaref consulate closed and its diplomats out in 48 hours, Anadolu reports, after Ethiopia expelled six Sudanese officials from Assosa

5O-Score5 · Lightly covered3 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →

Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.

Status history (3 events, ET)

4:12 PM ET, Nov 4, 2026 O-Score check: 5 (Lightly covered) · 3 of 13 outlets counted
4:14 PM ET, Nov 4, 2026 Published
4:17 PM ET, Nov 4, 2026 O-Score recheck: 5 (Lightly covered) · 3 of 13 outlets counted

The math

Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 3 (3 with an outlet date we have not verified: AP, Reuters, The Washington Post; counted, flagged).
3 found → O-Score 5 (Lightly covered). Higher means more overlooked.

Score	Meaning	Major U.S. outlets that covered it
10	Fully overlooked	0 of 13 outlets
8	Barely covered	1 outlet
6, 5	Lightly covered ← this story	2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5)
4, 3	Covered	4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3)
2, 1, 0	Widely covered	6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0)

Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 4 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). 33 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.

Checked Nov 4, 2026, 4:12 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.

Every outlet

Outlet	Result	Searches run
AP apnews.com	Found: Ethiopia expels 6 Sudanese consular staff and orders consulate closed, officials say (2026-11-04T17:51:42Z, outlet date not verified; counted)	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:apnews.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:apnews.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:apnews.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:apnews.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story A West Point cadet drugged his girlfriend to force an unwanted abortion. Then he went to grad school - AP News Flights across Europe searched and diverted after hoax bomb threats - AP News Is El Niño making storms and flash floods in the Southwest worse? - AP News Heavy rains expected to bring flooding risk to already saturated parts of the US Southwest - AP News
Reuters reuters.com	Found: Ethiopia expels Sudanese diplomats after fresh allegations of support for RSF (Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:43:43 GMT, outlet date not verified; counted)	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:reuters.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:reuters.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:reuters.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:reuters.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Libya's eastern administration bars entry to Iranians, Afghans - Reuters Ethiopian maids 'dumped' on the Lebanese streets - Reuters Explosion kills four at Cameroon iron smelting plant - Reuters South Korean army sergeant dies at frontline unit with external injuries - Reuters
The New York Times nytimes.com	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:nytimes.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Legal Immigration Fell Sharply Under Trump Policies Adopted Early This Year - The New York Times Joseph Lagu, Who Led Independence Movement in Southern Sudan, Has Died - The New York Times What to Know About Tensions Between Ethiopia and Eritrea - The New York Times James McManagan - The New York Times Joseph Lagu, Who Led Independence Movement in Southern Sudan, Has Died
The Washington Post washingtonpost.com	Found: Ethiopia expels 6 Sudanese consular staff and orders consulate closed, officials say (2026-11-04T17:58:00.000Z, outlet date not verified; counted)	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:washingtonpost.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Ethiopia tells UN it is acting in self-defense against Eritrea - The Washington Post A look at how Ethiopia’s wars, sea ambitions and Nile dam fuel fears of wider conflict - The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal wsj.com	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:wsj.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:wsj.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:wsj.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:wsj.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story The Playboy Who Inherited the World’s Most Notorious Mercenary Force - WSJ U.S. Expels Cuban Diplomat After Extraordinary U.N. Verbal Clash
CNN cnn.com	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:cnn.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:cnn.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:cnn.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:cnn.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Putin wants Africa on his side. African leaders are playing their own game Trump administration kicks out Cuban diplomat from US as tensions rise
Fox News foxnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:foxnews.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Los países africanos están «al filo de la navaja», mientras la embajada de EE. UU. advierte a los estadounidenses de posibles ataques de largo alcance African nations on ‘knife’s edge’ as US embassy warns Americans of long-range attacks Samantha Power, 'The Diplomat' showrunner on Trump impact
NBC News nbcnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:nbcnews.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story NBC News Site Map Articles 2026 October - NBC News More than 100 people killed in Sudanese army drone attack on market, says Sudanese rights group U.S. troops and diplomats evacuating Middle East posts, sources say Eritrean troops cross into northern Ethiopia as conflict escalates
CBS News cbsnews.com	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:cbsnews.com"
ABC News abcnews.go.com	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:abcnews.go.com"
NPR npr.org	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:npr.org" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:npr.org" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:npr.org" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:npr.org" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:npr.org" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:npr.org" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:npr.org" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:npr.org"
USA Today usatoday.com	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:usatoday.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story 'The Diplomat' to officially return for Season 5 – What we know so far 'Diplomat' stars talk Season 4 twist that gave them 'flashbacks' to 'West Wing'
Bloomberg bloomberg.com	Not found	google-news: "Gedaref consulate site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Gedaref consulate site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Assosa consulate site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Assosa consulate site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia consulate site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Sudan Ethiopia diplomats site:bloomberg.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story Horn of Africa Slides Toward a Corridor of War - Bloomberg.com Proxy Wars Threaten to Engulf the Horn of Africa - Bloomberg.com How Conflict in Ethiopia Poses Another Threat to Red Sea Shipping - Bloomberg.com Putin Courts Africa Leaders at Moscow Summit to Expand Influence - Bloomberg Africa Is the New Front in the Middle East’s Wars - Bloomberg.com

Pickups

We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).

No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.

Check history

Checked (ET)	Check	O-Score	Confirmed outlets	What changed
Nov 4, 2026, 4:12 PM ET	initial	5 Lightly covered	3	No change
Nov 4, 2026, 4:17 PM ET	recheck	5 Lightly covered	3	No change

Search terms

“Gedaref consulate”, “Assosa consulate”, “Sudan Ethiopia consulate”, “Sudan Ethiopia diplomats”

Method

google-news
bing-news

A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.