Field Marshal Birhanu Jula (L) , Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, meets with Major General Nuh Ismail Tani (R), Chief of Staff of Somaliland, in Addis Ababa on January 8, 2024. (Credit: ENA)
The army chiefs...
The deal granting Ethiopia access to Somaliland’s coastline has raised the ire of Somalia, which considers Somaliland as part of its territory.
The recent agreement struck between Ethiopia and Somaliland continues to reverberate across the region, while Somalia, which claims...
The Minister of Planning and National Development of the Republic of Somaliland Hon. Ahmed Mohamed Diriye and his Ethiopian counterpart Dr. Fitsum Assefa Adela held a meeting in Addis Ababa.
The ministers agreed to boost bilateral cooperation in the fields...
By Mohamed Ibrahim
This week we have witnessed the unprecedented signing of the Memorandum of understanding between Somaliland and Ethiopia which has sent shock waves in the Horn of Africa and beyond. The MOU involves the development of an Ethiopian...
An extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Republic was held today, on 03/01/2024, under the chairmanship of the H.E. Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail (Saylici), the current Acting President and Vice President of the Republic of Somaliland.
Having reviewed:
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The MOU includes wide scopes of cooperation in social, economic, political and military fields.
Following the scramble for Africa, Somaliland remained under British colonial rule and gained its independence on June 26, 1960. It is to be recalled that at...
Minister of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hon. Misganu Arga announced that the Ethiopian government will accept the statement issued by the Ethiopian government stating that it has reached an agreement to obtain “global recognition” from Ethiopia, which...
Somalia's cabinet said on Tuesday that a pact its breakaway region of Somaliland had signed with Ethiopia allowing it to use the Red Sea port of Berbera was null and void, adding that it endangered the region's stability.
Somalia also...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somaliland’s President Muse Bihi Abdi. Photo: PMO
Addis Abeba – Ethiopia signs historic MoU with Somaliland to “secure access to the sea and diversify its access to seaports.”
A a memorandum of understanding was signed between Prime...
Abstract:
This paper delves into Ethiopia's enduring desire for maritime access, exploring the historical, economic, geopolitical, and cultural dimensions of this aspiration. Ethiopia's yearning for the sea has roots in its ancient history, reaching back to the dominance of the...