As Ethiopia seeks sea access, Egypt-Somalia alliance blooms
A Somali man reacts during a march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia on January 11, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
That the blossoming ties between Egypt and Somalia have put Ethiopia on the edge is an open secret. What is not known, for now, is how Ethiopia will upend its ties with these countries.
Some matters remain as they were. Ethiopian troops are still in Somalia, Ethiopian Airlines flies daily to Mogadishu and Addis Ababa has since cemented relationship with the military regime in Sudan, which is also close to Cairo.
