Somaliland Port Deal - Relations Between Somalia, Ethiopia Worsen

The move comes as a response to rising tensions over a controversial port deal - involving Ethiopia leasing 20km of coastline in Somaliland, a territory that Somalia claims as its own - which has sparked fears of further destabilization in the Horn of Africa .

The government of Somalia asked Ethiopia's Ambassador to Somalia Muktar Mohamed Ware to return back to Addis Abeba for consultation and closed Ethiopia's consulate offices in… The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia issued an official statement confirming Ethiopia's Ambassador Muktar Mohamed Ware"has been informed to…

In a significant escalation of tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia, Somalia has sent back the Ethiopian ambassador and closed two consulates in the semi-autonomous region of… The deal which allows Ethiopia to construct a port in Somaliland has worsened relations with neighboring Somalia, which still claims the breakaway republic. Somalia Foreign ...Ethiopia's UN Ambassador has strongly defended his country's agreement with Somaliland which allows Ethiopian soldiers to access ...

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