The war also involved Sudan, Eritrea, and Egypt, who had their interests and disputes with Ethiopia. I say subdivided because a third of Ethiopia is already Somaliland, which was given away by colonial Britain to imperial Ethiopia. Eritrea fought a long and bloody war of independence from 1961 to 1991 against Ethiopia, to which it was annexed. This support was aimed at promoting self-determination for Eritrea, which Eritrea gallantly attained after decades of struggling against insurmountable odds. Somalia was divided into British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland, and French Somaliland (Djibouti), while Egypt was also under British influence.

Source: Ethiopian News January 28, 2024 06:44 UTC