Rift comes after Somaliland deal giving landlocked Ethiopia entry to the Purple Sea.
A deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway area of Somaliland involving the lease of shoreline and institution of a naval base has additional worsened diplomatic relations with Somalia.
Somalia’s authorities is livid on the settlement, which might give landlocked Ethiopia entry to the Purple Sea.
To date it’s only a diplomatic dispute. However why is that this rift worsening, and will there be wider penalties?
Presenter: James Bays
Visitors:
Samuel Getachew – political commentator specialising in Ethiopia
Sharmake Ali – activist with UK-Somaliland Alliance
Abdulkareem Jama – chair of the Heritage Institute for Coverage Research, a assume tank primarily based within the Somali capital, Mogadishu