Somalia aligns with ‘enemies’ of Ethiopia as trouble refuses to leave Horn of Africa
Saturday August 31 2024
A Somali police officer stands guard during a march against the Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal along KM4 street in Mogadishu, Somalia on January 11, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS
When two Egyptian aircraft landed at Mogadishu’s Aden Abdulle International Airport on Tuesday, they were not delivering tourists to a new site. Instead, their cargo, which turned out to be weapons, became an irritant in Addis Ababa.
It had been long in coming. Egypt, a friend of Somalia, now is not in good terms with Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam (Gerd) built on the Nile and, which Cairo sees as a national security issue over water restrictions.
Yet Ethiopia is also in dispute with Somalia after Addis Ababa signed a controversial MoU with Somaliland for sea access. Somaliland is seen in Mogadishu as a part of Somalia territory, hence legally incapable of leasing a sea access to Ethiopia.
On Wednesday, Ethiopia didn’t mention Egypt by name, but it suggested it.
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