Analysis on how the MoU could signify a turning point in the region’s domestic, geopolitical, and diplomatic landscape The MoU: Hopes and uncertainties Addis Abeba – At the core of the current debate surrounding the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland lies three major interests: Somalia’s unity, territorial integrity, and sovereignty; Somaliland’s […]
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Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya’s President William Ruto has engaged a higher gear for back channels to ease tension between Ethiopia and Somalia, motivated by business fervor in both countries. And, from this week, both Addis and Mogadishu are expected to tone down their public rhetoric against each other, sources privy to the discussions indicated. President […]
One of the world’s most vulnerable countries, Somalia is bearing the brunt of climate extremes. A two-year drought – its worst in decades – was followed last November by devastating floods. The double crisis is estimated to have killed tens of thousands of people, displaced millions more, destroyed livelihoods, and exacerbated severe hunger and water […]
WFP and other humanitarian agencies struggle to assist an influx of refugees reeling from conflict, climate and high prices Jamilla Hassan’s family once lived off rich farmland in the Lower Juba region of south-west Somalia. But a severe drought from five poor rainy seasons left them staring at empty grain stores and dusty fields littered […]
Mogadishu — The government of Somalia issued a 12-point report on latest developments in the country. 1- The IGAD Regional Body which held its 42nd Summit in Kampala strongly supported the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Somalia, and in its communique has clearly slammed and nullified the illegal MoU signed between Ethiopia and Hargeysa […]
A preliminary agreement with Somaliland giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Gulf of Aden has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa, a region already in turmoil. In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts explain the implications of the controversial accord. What happened? A surprise memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland has aggravated tensions in […]