Ethiopia Mulls Dropping Somaliland Recognition After Uproar
Posted: 08 Mar 2024, 15:11
It has only been 9 weeks since wedi Beshasha announced, with great fanfare, the most inane policy of recognizing Somaliland for a chunk of the Sea. That is, of course, what happens when you have immature leaders. But the great surprise was the PP cadres who came swinging to support Abiy on this disastrous policy. Abiy has been shown to be a clown. He has succeeded in incurring the enmity of all his neighbours.
Ethiopia Mulls Dropping Somaliland Recognition After Uproar
Deal with breakaway region for sea access angered Somalia
US, UN urged a regional approach to de-escalate tensions
By Simon Marks and David Herbling
March 8, 2024 at 6:00 AM EST
Updated on March 8, 2024 at 1:19 PM EST
Ethiopia is considering scrapping a plan to recognize the breakaway state of Somaliland, amid international pressure to defuse regional tensions over the proposal, according to people familiar with the matter.
Landlocked Ethiopia signed an initial agreement with Somaliland in January that would make it the first nation to recognize the sovereignty of the semi-autonomous region of Somalia, in return for 50 years of access to the Gulf of Aden. The accord triggered an uproar in neighboring countries, with Somalia saying it would defend its territorial integrity and Egypt and other nations urging caution.
