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Ethiopia, Somalia
Abiy-Bihi memorandum of understanding puts Paris in awkward position

Landlocked Ethiopia is counting on France to speed up the training of its currently fleetless navy. But the prospect of an Ethiopian naval base being established in the secessionist territory of Somaliland risks upsetting the two countries' military cooperation. [...]

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Ethiopia
Somalia
Abiy Ahmed
Abraham Belay
African Union
Berhanu Jula
Ethiopian National Defence Forces
Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Ismaîl Omar Guelleh
Muse Bihi Abdi
Tigray People's Liberation Front

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

The Ethiopian PM has appointed the former Addis Ababa mayor and minister of mines, whom he dismissed last year, to revitalize the struggling railway. An early supporter of Abiy, Takele has surrounded himself with loyalists, which risks raising some hackles.

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The chief executive officer of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway, Takele Uma Banti, in Addis Ababa in May 2022.

Somalia
Doha regains foothold in Mogadishu

Qatar is taking advantage of a lull in relations between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates to move its pawns into play. Its diplomats are already starting to take the lead in upcoming talks with Al-Shabaab.

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Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland
Djibouti-Somaliland tensions rise

The presidents of Djibouti and Somaliland have accused each other of destabilisation. Djibouti is quietly training new republican guard recruits and denies any malice towards its neighbour, but is having trouble digesting the deal Somaliland signed with Ethiopia in January.

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President of Somaliland Muse Bihi (left) and Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti.

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Somalia is trying to scupper a provisional deal for Ethiopia to recognise Somaliland's independence in exchange for a military base and access to the sea.

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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Kampala on 19 January 2024.

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Ethiopian MoU sours Djibouti-Somaliland relations

Addis Ababa's offer to recognise the secessionist region's independence in return for maritime access dealt a humiliating blow to Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who had been mediating between Hargeisa and Mogadishu. But it also provided IOG with an opportunity to boost his stature in the region.

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Muse Bihi - Ismail Omar Guelleh - Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopia, Nigeria
French MP delegation heads to Abuja and Addis Ababa

A French parliamentary mission departed on 14 January for an African tour. The MPs want to brainstorm ways to develop partnerships in Africa with Nigeria and Ethiopia, while also working with ECOWAS and the African Union.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.01.2024

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice

The Ethiopian Ministry of Justice yesterday published a discussion paper on how to deal with perpetrators of war crimes in the country's civil war. The report, drafted in September, follows last week's agreement to set up a ceasefire monitoring body, and aims to meet the expectations of Brussels and Washington, whose budgetary aid to Ethiopia is still frozen.

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Ethiopian justice minister Gedion Timothewos in Addis Ababa on November 2021.

In Focus | Ethiopia
Abiy purged his military high command to prepare for his war against the TPLF

As soon as he arrived in power in 2018, the Ethiopian prime minister announced that he planned to reform the Ethiopian army high command, which he saw as a Tigrayan leadership stronghold. The reform, which was carried out quietly over two years, enabled Abiy to remove officers too closely linked to the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 22.02.2021

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.

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Somalia
Abiy Ahmed
Abraham Belay
African Union
Berhanu Jula
Ethiopian National Defence Forces
Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Ismaîl Omar Guelleh
Muse Bihi Abdi
Tigray People's Liberation Front

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Ethiopia, Somalia
Abiy-Bihi memorandum of understanding puts Paris in awkward position

Inner circles | Ethiopia
Who's who in the entourage of Takele Uma, Abiy's new Ethio-Djibouti Railway boss

Somalia
Doha regains foothold in Mogadishu

Djibouti, Somalia, Somaliland
Djibouti-Somaliland tensions rise

Spotlight | Ethiopia, Somalia
Mogadishu seeks to thwart Addis promise to recognise Somaliland

Djibouti, Ethiopia
Ethiopian MoU sours Djibouti-Somaliland relations

Ethiopia, Nigeria
French MP delegation heads to Abuja and Addis Ababa

Spotlight | Ethiopia
Addis lays groundwork for transitional justice

In Focus | Ethiopia
Abiy purged his military high command to prepare for his war against the TPLF