Somalia and Ethiopia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) expressing mutual willingness to resolve their diplomatic dispute, with the efforts taking place under Turkiye’s mediation. During the first round of discussions between the rival East African states in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Monday, Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister, Taye Aske Selassie, agreed with his Somali counterpart, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, on the necessity of reaching a resolution to their ongoing diplomatic dispute. That dispute was ignited back in January this year when Ethiopia agreed to a deal to lease 20 kilometres of coastline from the breakaway state of Somaliland – which Somalia does not recognise – in exchange for recognition of its independence. The move dug at and further fuelled long-held […]
