Tensions surge in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia’s ambitions clash with Somalia, Egypt - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Rosaleen Carroll

Rosaleen Carroll

Aug 30, 2024

A Somali National Army soldier stands at attention during the morning briefing for trainee officers at the General Dhagabadan Training Centre in Mogadishu on March 19, 2024. — A Somali National Army soldier stands at attention during the morning briefing for trainee officers at the General Dhagabadan Training Centre in Mogadishu on March 19, 2024. — AMAURY FALT-BROWN/AFP via Getty Images

A military vehicle is seen at the Rafah border crossing to Gaza on October 19, 2023 in North Sinai, Egypt. The aid convoy, organized by a group of Egyptian NGOs, set off Saturday 14th October from Cairo for the Gaza-Egypt border crossing at Rafah. On October 7th, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise attack on border communities in southern Israel, spurring the most violent flare-up of the Israel-Palestine conflict in decades. Israel launched a vast bombing campaign in retaliation and has

Egypt sends military aid to Somalia as tensions soar with Ethiopia

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

A meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo on May 7, 2023.

Alarmed over Ethiopia-Somaliland deal, Arab FMs rally behind Somalia, Egypt

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ( L) stands beside Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud upon his arrival at the Aden Abdulle international airport in Mogadishu on Jan. 25, 2015.

Beyond Ethiopia & Somaliland, Turkey-Somalia defense deal fuels UAE rivalry

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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Will Turkey’s military presence in Somalia lead to conflict with Somaliland?

Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security