US: No recognition for breakaway Somaliland after Ethiopia sea access dealWASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday rejected international recognition for breakaway Somaliland and called for calm after the region’s leaders signed a deal with Ethiopia. Somalia accused landlocked Ethiopia of attacking its sovereignty after Addis Ababa reached the agreement with Somaliland that gives long-sought access to the Red Sea. Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi, who signed the deal with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, said that in return for providing sea access, Ethiopia would “formally recognize” Somaliland. The Ethiopian government has not confirmed that it would recognize Somaliland. Somaliland has been seen as offering an oasis of stability, although it has failed to achieve international recognition.
