Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan met with his Ethiopian and Somali counterparts
Turkish delegation carrying out 'shuttle diplomacy' between 2 sides under coordination of Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
Ethiopian and Somali delegations began fresh talks at reconciliation on Monday under Turkish mediation.
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Following Eritrea’s secession in 1993, Ethiopia's landlocked status has posed significant economic and logistical challenges. Since then, the country has relied heavily on Djibouti for access to the sea, which handles over 90% of Ethiopia’s maritime trade.
The allure of...
Ethiopia is tied by language, culture, ethnicity, and natural resources with all its neighboring countries. This reality has made Ethiopia adopt a foreign policy that prioritizes safeguarding peace and security in the region. Its efforts over the years in...
Somalia has not had one-person, one-vote elections nationwide since 1969, when the dictator Siad Barre seized power. AFP
Somalia's cabinet on Thursday endorsed legislation to allow a one-person-one-vote election system that was hailed as a "historic" step for the troubled Horn...
Egypt’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Mohamed Omar Gad, on Thursday met with Ethiopia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs – Taye Atske-Selassie.
According to a brief disclosure from the Ministry, bilateral, regional and multilateral “issues of concern” were discussed.
Sudan, “Al-Shabaab threat to Somalia”...
Somaliland sends its heartfelt condolences to the next of kin, members of families and all the relatives affected by the horrific terrorist attack at Somalia’s Liido beach on Friday night that claimed three dozen lives and injured or maimed...
Additionally, in the press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Somaliland reaffirmed its commitment to “fostering strong bilateral relations with its neighbors including the strategic ally of Ethiopia based on mutual respect and cooperation”.
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The Government...
Addis Abeba – Relations between Ethiopia and Somalia have gone through at least two major episodic moments since the coming into 2018. The first is related to the tripartite agreement between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia, and its short-lived euphoria. As...
At least five people were killed when militiamen ambushed a convoy in central Somalia and seized heavy weapons, the local government and residents said on Tuesday, seven months after a decades-long arms embargo was lifted.
The convoy was traveling on...
Hargeisa, Somaliland -The Government of the Republic of Somaliland expresses grave concern over the alarming escalation of arms proliferation in Somalia, as evidenced by recent events. In the past three months, Al Shabab has successfully seized substantial quantities of...