Somali president makes surprise visit to Ethiopia amid strained relations
- Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will visit Ethiopia on Saturday to build on a recent peace deal aimed at reducing tensions in the Horn of Africa.
- The peace deal was mediated by Turkey and signed last month between Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
- Relations between Somalia and Ethiopia were strained after Ethiopia signed a deal with Somaliland, which Somalia viewed as a threat to its sovereignty.
- During the visit, both leaders emphasized the need for strong cooperation and discussed enhancing trade and security against extremist militant groups.
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Ethiopia and Somalia Agree To Re-Establish Diplomatic Relations - teleSUR English
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, and the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, They agreed on Saturday in Addis Ababa to restore diplomatic relations after the pact reached last 12 December in Ankara to resolve the crisis that broke out between the two countries a year ago. RELATED: Ethiopia To Evacuate 80,000 People After 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake According to a joint statement issued in the Ethiopian capital, Abiy and Mohamud …
Somalia, Ethiopia Restore Diplomatic Ties After Visit
Somalia and Ethiopia announced Saturday they would restore full diplomatic relations following a visit by Somalia's president to Addis Ababa to heal a year-long rift that threatened further instability in the Horn of Africa.
Somalia's President to Visit Ethiopia in Boost to Strained Relations
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Somalia's president to visit Ethiopia in boost to strained relations
Somalia's president will visit Ethiopia on Saturday, his office said, the strongest sign yet of improving relations between the two neighbours after a year of tensions over Addis Ababa's plans to build a naval base in a breakaway Somali region.


Somalia president visits Ethiopia in latest peace push
MOGADISHU: Somalia’s president arrived in Ethiopia on Saturday as the two countries looked to build on a recent peace deal aimed at defusing tensions in the volatile Horn of Africa. Land-locked Ethiopia’s desire for access to the sea has deepened long-standing grievances between the two neighbors. Somalia was outraged when Ethiopia signed a deal one year ago with its breakaway
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