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Egypt’s leader el-Sissi slams Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal and vows support for Somalia

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CAIRO — Egypt’s leader said Sunday his country stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia in its dispute with landlocked Ethiopia, which struck a deal with Somaliland to obtain access to the sea and establish a marine force base. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi slammed Ethiopia’s agreement with the breakaway region. He called on Ethiopia to seek … Read more

Somalia dismisses Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal, says it compromises sovereignty

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s president on Tuesday rejected an agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland to give landlocked Ethiopia access to its coast, calling it a violation of international law. “We will not stand idly by and watch our sovereignty being compromised,” President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told a joint session of … Read more