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"I want to clarify that Somalia is only open to beneficial agreements with Ethiopia. We will not tolerate any military incursions or attempts to establish control over our waters or land ...
Egypt is building up its military mission in Somalia before the December 31 deadline for Ethiopian troops to withdraw from the Horn of Africa nation, with Cairo also training and supporting Somali ...
87 In 2006 Ethiopian military convoys carrying troops and military materiel came into Somalia regularly from Ethiopia, passing through Beletweyne town, in Somalia’s Hiran region. 88 Ethiopian ...
Amid this dispute, Egypt sent military equipment to Somalia in late August 2024, escalating tensions between Ethiopia on one side and Egypt and Somalia on the other (archived here). However ...
A military pact between Cairo and Mogadishu has heightened tensions with Ethiopia, with analysts saying that the planned deployment of Egyptian troops in Somalia could fundamentally tilt the ...
Mogadishu — Ethiopian warplanes launched precision airstrikes on Friday against Al-Shabaab bases in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, Somali Defense Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur said, marking ...
They also shed light on the increasingly reckless approach to security taken by Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister since ...
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s recent visit to Addis Ababa is a major step towards de-escalation. But dangers lurk, and the wider geopolitics of the region remains in turmoil. It would have ...
the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), to protect the recently re-established TFG in Mogadishu. By 2009, the Ethiopian military withdrew and was replaced by AMISOM forces. The introduction ...
General Jula stated, "The Somali military and President Hassan Sheikh do not possess the capability to manage Mogadishu, let alone engage in conflict with Ethiopia. It is the presence of Ethiopian ...
Cairo has also not confirmed sending military equipment to Somalia. The prospect of having Egyptian troops next door has raised concerns in Ethiopia. The foreign ministry in Addis Ababa issued a ...