In a bid to prevent the escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia from spiralling into a full-blown war, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) has deployed former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo for negotiation efforts. The dangerous strain in...
The Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU has been met with optimism and belief in its potential for closer cooperation and mutual prosperity, according to residents of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, who attended the Second-Generation Ethiopians welcoming ceremony at Friendship Park yesterday. Recall...
The official signing of the agreement will be subject to approval from the respective legislative councils The 123rd session of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Somaliland was held under the chairmanship of H.E. President Muse Bihi Abdi...
Addis Abeba – Ethiopia said it “categorically rejects” the statement issued by the Arab League following an extraordinary meeting on 17 January 2024 concerning the MoU recently signed between Ethiopia and Somaliland. State minister of the Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Ministry,...
President of the Somali region in Ethiopia, Mustafe Mohamed said the MoU recently signed between Ethiopia and Somaliland is set to strengthen development and neighborliness between the two signatories. “The deal which Ethiopia made to acquire a military base and commercial maritime...
Here’s the full interview that I gave to The Epoch Times’ Nalova Akua about the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland, excerpts of which were included in his article titled “Ethiopia’s Contentious Port Deal Throws Volatile...
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, right, and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 1, 2024. Image: Prime Minister Abiy...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Dr. Isse Keyd Mohamud together with the Deputy Minister Hon. Rooda Jama Elmi and the Director General of the Ministry Mr. Ahmed Abokor Mohamed held a press conference in his...
In early January, Ethiopia and unrecognized Somaliland signed a memorandum to secure Addis Ababa's access to the Red Sea. In response, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, threatened to use all means to prevent Ethiopia from accessing the sea at...
Grain from U.S. aid is unloaded from a ship and bagged at the Port of Berbera in Somaliland, Aug. 31, 2021. (AFP Photo) BY DIDENUR DAŞTAN Türkiye could act as a mediator should a recent controversial port deal between Ethiopia and...