What is Somalia planning to do to stop Ethiopia Somaliland MoU from being implemented? Recognition of Somaliland as a country by Ethiopia is one of the key points of the controversial Memorandum of Understanding signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland in January this year. During President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s first term, starting in 2012, Somalia and…

What is Ethiopia’s strategic interest in Somalia? In 2018, Ethiopia and Somalia drew up a plan to invest in four Somali ports to provide landlocked Ethiopia with vital commercial access. The agreement also included the establishment of an Ethiopian naval base in Somalia, a move that echoed Egypt’s strategic concerns. Egypt perceived Ethiopia’s growing role…