In a space of three days Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met majority of his compatriots in the Horn of Africa region for bilateral discussions and others centered on regional unity. The Horn is a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and Ethiopia. Then on Tuesday, the Somali leader Mohammed Abdullahi Farmaajo arrived in Addis Ababa for bilateral talks. The discussions focused on four key issues including:i) strengthening of regional peace & security per the agreements signed previously;ii) mechanisms to ensure Kenya-Somali relations are strengthened;iii) continuation of joint port development; andiv) ensuring that relations between the administration of Somaliland & Somalia is in support of regional peace. In less than a week Abiy has been to Eritrea, hosted the Somali leader and helped mediate to some extent a dispute involving Somalia.

Source: Ethiopian News March 07, 2019 03:00 UTC