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Ethiopia and Somaliland Ties and MOU-Related Concerns

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  • Mustafe Mahamoud Abdillahi.

    (Kampala International University, School of Humanities and Social Science, Management Science in Public Management)

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On January 1, 2024, Somaliland’s president, Musa Bihi Abdi, and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). whereby Somaliland agreed to lease 20 kilometers of its coastline to Ethiopia for 50 years in exchange for Ethiopia formally recognizing Somaliland’s independence. The agreement was made in Hargeisa. Ethiopia would then be the first nation to acknowledge Somaliland’s independence. After signing an agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia known as a memorandum of understanding, which grants landlocked Ethiopia sea access in return for the recognition of Somaliland’s breakaway territory as a sovereign state, political tensions are high around the Horn of Africa. The potential recognition of Somaliland caused a diplomatic crisis between Ethiopia and Somalia. After the Republic of Somalia’s civil conflicts and the rule of Siyad Bare, this study examined the historical connection between Somaliland and Ethiopia. The second section examined the responses from Somalia, other countries, and intergovernmental organizations. This report examined the many diplomatic measures that Somaliland and Egypt implemented, to name just a few.

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  • Mustafe Mahamoud Abdillahi., 2024. "Ethiopia and Somaliland Ties and MOU-Related Concerns," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(11), pages 16-24, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:11:p:16-24
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