Turkey Mediates Ethiopia-Somalia Tensions Over Coastal Deal
Turkey has hosted a second round of talks between Ethiopia and Somalia, addressing tensions sparked by Ethiopia’s agreement with Somaliland. The deal, which would grant […]
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Turkey Steps In to Mediate Somalia-Ethiopia Rift Over Controversial Port Deal
Turkey has launched a diplomatic initiative to mediate talks between Somalia and Ethiopia, aiming to resolve tensions sparked by Ethiopia’s controversial port deal with Somaliland […]
Somalia Expels Ethiopian Ambassador Amid Rising Diplomatic Tensions
On Thursday, Somalia issued a directive for the Ethiopian ambassador to depart the country within 72 hours and ordered the shutdown of Ethiopia’s diplomatic outposts […]
AU summit: Somalia accuses arch-rival Ethiopia of seeking to annex Somaliland
Somalia’s president has used the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa to accuse Ethiopia of trying to annex part of his country’s territory by […]
Egypt joins the list of heavyweight backers of Somalia’s struggle with Ethiopia
At the beginning of January, Addis Ababa signed a framework agreement with Somaliland, a self-proclaimed independent territory of Somalia not recognized by the international community. […]
Somaliland: AU calls for “restraint” from Ethiopia and Somalia
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) on Wednesday January 17 called for “restraint” from Ethiopia and Somalia, at a meeting devoted to the […]
China supports Somalia’s “territorial integrity’’
On Thursday January 11, China called for Somalia’s “territorial integrity” to be respected, following a resurgence of tension triggered by a maritime agreement signed between […]
African Union calls for “mutual respect” between Ethiopia and Somalia
The African Union on Thursday January 4 called for “calm” and “mutual respect” between Ethiopia and Somalia, following the renewed tensions between the two countries […]
Ethiopia explains its agreement with Somaliland and tries to calm things down
The agreement announced on Monday January 1 between Ethiopia and Somaliland has raised tensions in the Horn of Africa. A compromise signed between Addis Ababa […]
Ethiopia gains sea access to Somaliland
Ethiopia and Somaliland have signed a “historic” agreement giving Ethiopia access to the sea via a port on the territory of this breakaway region of […]