The Federal Government of Somalia is now banking on diplomatic ties to end the maritime dispute with neighbouring Ethiopia. This comes even as President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud steps up engagements…
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday that Türkiye aims to hold separate talks with Ethiopia and Somalia before hosting new negotiations to settle a dispute between the sides over…
Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has strongly opposed Ethiopia’s alleged attempts to claim Somalia’s territorial waters or enforce a disputed agreement with Somaliland, stating that his government will not…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned Sunday that his country would “humiliate” any nation that threatens its sovereignty, as tensions spiral in the volatile Horn of Africa. Africa’s second most…
Somaliland’s government remains committed to a controversial agreement with Ethiopia to lease part of its coastline for a naval base despite mounting opposition from Somalia and increasing international criticism. Speaking…
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declined a proposal to meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing,…
The offer by Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf that would give Ethiopia access to the port of Tadjoura, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the border with Ethiopia, looks like the most serious and…
Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a recent defense deal between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa…
Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf says his country has a proposal that could solve the dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia. In an interview with VOA’s Horn of Africa Service,…
By Abdolgader Mohamed Ali Rapid developments in Egyptian-Somali relations culminated in the signing of a military cooperation protocol between both countries in Cairo in mid-August. The agreement was preceded by an understanding…