In a swift response to the memorandum of understanding inked between Ethiopia and the Somaliland region, the Arab League will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday Jan.17. The meeting, to be chaired by Morocco, will gather foreign ministers to deliberate on the potential ramifications of this diplomatic development. The Arab League, in a statement released on Sunday, underscored the seriousness of the situation and declared its decision to hold an emergency session via video conference at the League Council’s level. Elias Cheikh Omar Abu Bakr, the Ambassador of Somalia in Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League, disclosed on January 4 that Somalia had formally approached the Arab League. The purpose was to call for an urgent meeting of the League Council, specifically among Arab foreign ministers.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 15, 2024 21:19 UTC