The White House sees national security concerns in a recent agreement giving Ethiopia leasing rights to the Red Sea coastline in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region, administration officials said Tuesday. "And as of late, we were working towards a great Horn of Africa cooperation and openness to each other. It risks the whole region and the security of the region." Ethiopia seeks to be naval powerAnalysts say it's logical that landlocked Ethiopia would seek sea access to serve the needs of its rapidly growing population. "Washington has done virtually nothing to try to put the pieces back together in the Horn of Africa," said Hudson.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2024 03:50 UTC