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Somalia: Puntland Govt Reacts to Somalia's Closure of Consulate
VOA, 4 April 2024
Somalia said it expelled Ethiopia's ambassador in Mogadishu and ordered the closure of two consulates -- one each in the semi-autonomous Puntland region and the breakaway… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Somalia Sends Back Ethiopia's Ambassador, Closes Consulates in Puntland, Somaliland
Addis Standard, 4 April 2024
The government of Somalia asked Ethiopia's Ambassador to Somalia Muktar Mohamed Ware to return back to Addis Abeba for consultation and closed Ethiopia's consulate offices in… Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Govt Gives Ethiopia Envoy 72 Hours, Summons Its Envoy From Addis
Addis Standard, 4 April 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia issued an official statement confirming Ethiopia's Ambassador Muktar Mohamed Ware "has been informed to… Read more »
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Somalia: Somalia Expels Ethiopian Ambassador As Tensions Rise Over Port Deal
Shabelle, 4 April 2024
In a significant escalation of tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia, Somalia has sent back the Ethiopian ambassador and closed two consulates in the semi-autonomous region of… Read more »
Somaliland Port Deal - Relations Between Somalia, Ethiopia Worsen
The move comes as a response to rising tensions over a controversial port deal - involving Ethiopia leasing 20km of coastline in Somaliland, a territory that Somalia claims as its own - which has sparked fears of further destabilization in the Horn of Africa.
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The deal which allows Ethiopia to construct a port in Somaliland has worsened relations with neighboring Somalia, which still claims the breakaway republic. Somalia Foreign ... Read more »
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Ethiopia's UN Ambassador has strongly defended his country's agreement with Somaliland (the unrecognized republic north of Somalia) which allows Ethiopian soldiers to access ... Read more »
