Somaliland

Omupresident gwa Israel okuli mo Ethiopia netalelepo lyomasiku gaali

Omupresident gwa Ethiopia Taye Atske Selasie okwa taambako omupresident gwa Israel moshilongo,Isaack Herzog ,moonkundathana tadhi lalakanene oku nkondopeka uukumwe wopauna diplomate wopapolitika . Herzog okuli metalelepo lyomasiku gaali mo Ethiopia,nokwa tsakanena wo na Prime minister Abiy Ahmed. Onzonkundana yo Africa news oya lopota kutya etalelepo olyeya konima yiiwike sha landula sho Israel a talako Somaliland onga epangelo liithikamenapo. Aatseyinawa oyati olweendo lomupresident gwa Israel oluli oshitopolwa shoonkambadhala dha Israel dhuuna […]

26 February, 2026

Africa

Ethiopia Excluded from New AU Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia

A senior Somali official confirmed on Saturday that Ethiopia will not be part of the new African Union peacekeeping mission starting in January. Voice Of America says, the exclusion follows a deadlock over a Memorandum of Understanding Ethiopia signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland earlier this year. Since 2007, African Union troops have operated in Somalia, first under AMISOM and then ATMIS, which will end its mandate this […]

11 November, 2024

Africa

Somaliland-Ethiopia port deal: international opposition flags complex Red Sea politics

By Jutta Bakonyi, Durham University The memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland announced on 1 January 2024 set off diplomatic rows in the Horn of Africa – and beyond. Details of the agreement are not publicly known, but both state leaders have touched on its content. Among the main elements: Ethiopia gets a 50-year lease on a strip of land on Somaliland’s Red Sea coast for naval […]

8 February, 2024

Africa

AU urges restraint in Somalia-Ethiopia tensions

The African Union on Wednesday called on Ethiopia and Somalia to exercise restraint and take steps to de-escalate the current tensions amid deteriorating diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Xinhua news agency reports that tensions continue to mount in relations between Ethiopia and Somalia after Ethiopia and Somaliland, a self-declared region of Somalia, signed an agreement earlier this month, allowing Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in return for […]

18 January, 2024

Namibia

Ethiopia’s quest for access to the sea: success rests on good relations with its neighbours

By Bizuneh Yimenu, University of Birmingham and Robert McCabe, Coventry University On 1 January, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a memorandum of understanding granting Addis Ababa direct access to the Gulf of Aden. This strategic agreement paves the way for Ethiopia to establish commercial and military bases along the coast. Under the agreement, Somaliland will lease 20km of coastal land to Ethiopia for 50 years. Ethiopia commits to offering Somaliland […]

12 January, 2024