Ethiopia’s newly appointed Foreign Minister, Taye-Atske Selassie, told state media that “direct access to the sea is a matter of our stability and national security,” adding that Ethiopia’s quest for seaports is “very legitimate.”
The international community is well informed...
A preliminary agreement with Somaliland giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Gulf of Aden has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa, a region already in turmoil. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts explain the implications of the controversial...
The technical committee charged with the task of the implementation modalities of the memorandum of agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia went on an orientation trip to the city of Berbera to specifically tour the harbor and the docking ports.
The...
Ayele Teshome, Ethiopia’s state minister of health, and his counterpart, Somaliland’s deputy minister of health, Liban Yousuf Osman, met in Addis Abeba today where they discussed strengthening “new areas of cooperation” in the health sector.
Appreciating “the impeccable hospitality” extended...
The government of Somaliland and that of the provincial Somali region of Ethiopia have signed an agreement on the integration of youth and sports on both sides.
This agreement was jointly signed by the minister of the Ministry of Youth...
The Permanent Mission of Ethiopia to the United Nations issued a statement yesterday saying that it is “disappointed” by the “unjustified accusations” made by Somalia during a UN Security Council briefing on 19 February, 2024.
In the statement, Ethiopia expressed...
By Habtamu Ashagrie
Somaliland Foreign Minister, Essa Kayd Mohamed, reaffirmed Somaliland’s commitment to implement the MoU it signed with Ethiopia in January this year.
In an exclusive interview with EBC World, the Foreign Minister underlined that the monumental pact is in...
Somalia has condemned what it calls "a provocative attempt by the Ethiopian government," claiming that Ethiopian security forces tried to block Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud from accessing the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, a government statement said...
By Goth Mohamed Goth
The Somaliland Ministry of planning technical team met their Ethiopian counterparts in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian Capital.
The two sides discussed ways of enhancing technical cooperation between the two countries’ various governmental institutions.
Agreed Action points of both...
Addis Ababa - House of People's Representatives (HPR) Peace and Foreign Relations Standing Committee Chairperson Dima Negewo said that implementing the Ethio-Somalil and MoU is important for the development and security of the region.
Highlighting the deeply intertwined histories and...