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Somalia wants Ethiopia included in new African Union mission despite troop quota challenges
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 15, 2025

AUSSOM replaces the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), marking a critical phase in transferring national security responsibilities t...

Turkish President Erdogan to visit Ethiopia, Somalia after brokering landmark deal
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 16, 2024

Speaking at an event in Turkey’s eastern province of Erzurum, Erdogan highlighted the lengthy negotiations that led to the breakthrough.

AU, IGAD welcome Ethiopia, Somalia agreement to end Somaliland port dispute
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Dec 12, 2024

Kenya's Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Korir Sing'Oei also expressed his support for the agreement, commending the leadership of both nation...

Ethiopia vows peaceful pursuit of sea access - Foreign Ministry
Amina Wako  |  Aug 15, 2024

The negotiations, facilitated by Turkey, aim to resolve the dispute and restore normal relations between Ethiopia and Somalia.

Somalia welcomes Turkish-led mediation talks with Ethiopia
Hassan Mohamed  |  Aug 12, 2024

The development comes after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a phone call on Sunday evening with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of the Republic of...

Arab forum rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland deal, upholds Somalia’s territorial integrity
Hanifa Adan  |  May 01, 2024

The declaration also saw the ministers rejecting attempts to benefit from the "Memorandum of Understanding" aimed at creating a new geopolitical reali...

Turkey, Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia's maritime deals may shift dynamics
The Conversation  |  Apr 07, 2024

In 2011 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was then Turkey’s prime minister, became the first non-African leader to visit Somalia in two decades.

Kenya calls for contact group to address landlocked countries' maritime issues
Amina Wako  |  Mar 23, 2024

Foreign minister Musalia Mudavadi's remarks follow tensions sparked by a sea access deal between landlocked Ethiopia and Somaliland, a breakaway regio...

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