What’s next for Ethiopia-Somalia rift as talks in Turkey end with no breakthrough? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Ezgi Akin

Ezgi Akin

Aug 13, 2024

Turkish Foreign Ministry — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosts his Ethiopian counterpart, Taye Atske Selassie, and Somalia's Ahmed Muallim Fiqi at the Turkish Foreign Ministry in Ankara in Aug. 13, 2024. — Turkish Foreign Ministry

Somali and Turkish foreign ministers

Ethiopia-Somalia set for second round of talks in Turkey next week

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets with his counterpart, Taye Atske Selassie of Ethiopia, in Ankara, on May 9, 2024.

Turkey to host second round of Ethiopia-Somalia talks in September: Fidan

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

A blind man guided by a girl walk in front of a sign, in the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland, on September 16, 2021. - For 30 years, Somaliland has tried unsuccessfully to convince the world of its case for statehood, holding democratic elections and avoiding the anarchy that engulfed the rest of Somalia. (Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP) (Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Somaliland rejects Turkey-led proposal for Ethiopia-Somalia talks

Staff Writer

TOPSHOT - Students wave a Somali flag during a demonstration in support of Somalia's government following the port deal signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland at Eng Yariisow Stadium in Mogadishu on January 3, 2024. Somalia vowed to defend its territory after a controversial Red Sea access deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway state of Somaliland that it branded as "aggression". (Photo by ABDISHUKRI HAYBE / AFP) (Photo by ABDISHUKRI HAYBE/AFP via Getty Images)

Following Ethiopia-Somaliland deal, Somalia looks to Eritrea, Egypt for help

Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat

In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict