Ethiopia lost its access to the Red Sea via the ill-conceived policy and emotion-driven decision of the late Meles and his cronies. Access to Aseb port could have easily been negotiated in 1993. However, that was lost, and Eretria closing all the corridors providing access to the Red Sea became an independent nation in 1993. The world rushed to recognize its independence rights away, Ethiopia being the first to write a letter of recognition to UNO. Again, after 30 years gone by for landlocked Ethiopia, the new PM is initiating talks and agitating the world community to have access to the Red Sea, ‘by force or otherwise’. It seems, he managed to have an obscure deal with the Somaliland officials. The nature of the deal is yet to be revealed. Is that a mere MoU or there is more to it? I guess from the excitement of the officials of Ethiopia, it appears that it is more than mere MoU and even rent. If it is a lease, It is a contract of use for a defined period after developing a port on Somaliland territory. If so, it is still a cause for celebration. If it is a purchase agreement, even better but the practicality could be quite an issue. If it is a rent of e.g. Barbera Port, then it cannot be news. We have been using Djibouti’s port via rent. And, renting another port cannot be a cause for celebration. By the way, how do we lose Djibouti in the first place? Djibouti was leased from the Afar sultan by the French before it was formally colonized as a part of French Somaliland. Through a combination of treaties, protectorate agreements, and colonial expansion, the French gained control of Djibouti and established it as a French colony. Djibouti remained under French control until gaining independence in 1977. However, Somaliland became part of the greater Somalia until it got its foggy (and unrecognized) independence during the breakdown of Somalia as a nation. "Somaliland," is a self-declared independent region in the Horn of Africa. Somaliland is located in the northwestern part of Somalia and declared independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991. However, it is not internationally recognized as an independent country. Hence, here are the big questions, can you have a binding contract with an unrecognized state? If you have one, will it be honored by the world and more particularly Somalia which is forming a functioning government after 3 decades of war? Is that an invitation to trouble? Or again, by the mere fact of having big contracts with Somaliland, is Ethiopia becoming the first nation to recognize its independence? Why has the world refrained from recognizing it to date? I am sure it is equivalent to annexing Somaliland and inviting the wrath of the world and constant fight from Somalia. For Somaliland, it is the best gift it has ever had, and was waiting for the last 30 years. Recognition!
@Tbebu2815
7 ай бұрын
Please try to read and understand it properly rather than writing things you couldn’t understand
@hasengirsha7510
7 ай бұрын
Asbdoniinkenya deebi uuqaba erteraan biyyi xiqqon tun ummata miiliyonatti balbala nutti chuftee taa aajirti kun uumata ethiopayaf salpina jegnumankane of irrabuqisuuqabna asab doni ye ethiopia❤❤❤❤
Somaliland is not a sovereign country yet. Any future deal with Somaliland won't be legitimate. This proves how our country's diplomacy has weakened since Abye came to power.
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