Äthiopien vs. Somalia

[Schneemann]

Aus aktuellem Anlass die bisherigen Postings von voyageur bzw. mir aus dem Äthiopien-Strang hierher verlagert - m. M. n. besteht die Möglichkeit einer weiterführenden Eskalation. Und selbige wäre weder im Äthiopien-Strang noch unter Somalia alleine korrekt erfasst.

Nach dem Hafen-Deal hat Somalia am Samstag ein Gesetz unterzeichnet, dass das Abkommen zwischen Äthiopien und dem abtrünnigen Somaliland für nichtig erklärt.

Ethiopia and Somalia - Conflict Brewing Over Port Deal

Ethiopia's agreement with breakaway region Somaliland, seeking port access in exchange for potential sovereignty recognition, could cause upheaval in the Horn of Africa. Somalia views it as an attack on its sovereignty.

Under different circumstances, the kind of deal agreed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland would have been relatively straightforward. One country grants its landlocked neighbor access to a seaport and, by extension, to international trade and, in return, is rewarded a political prize.

But Somaliland is just a de facto country. And since the political prize was nothing less than Ethiopia taking steps towards recognizing Somaliland as a sovereign state, serious repercussions have followed.

The Somali government in Mogadishu has called its ambassador to Addis Ababa for consultation. On Saturday, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law nullifying the agreement. In a social media post, he described his move as an "illustration of our commitment to safeguard our unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity as per international law." From a Somali point of view, this would make all further steps by Ethiopia and Somaliland illegal.

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