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🇹🇼 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of China (Taiwan): — "We've signed an agreement with Somaliland to establish good relations. A Taiwan Representative Office will be set up in this independent country on the Horn of Africa. We're thousands of miles…
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🇹🇼 President of Republic of China (Taiwan), Tsai Ing-wen on August 17, 2020:
— "An important milestone for the #Taiwan-#Somaliland partnership!
Today we opened the Taiwan Representative Office in Somaliland.
We are bound together by our shared values of freedom, democracy, justice & the rule of law, ideals that will guide our future cooperation."
🔗 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen (@iingwen)
— "An important milestone for the #Taiwan-#Somaliland partnership!
Today we opened the Taiwan Representative Office in Somaliland.
We are bound together by our shared values of freedom, democracy, justice & the rule of law, ideals that will guide our future cooperation."
🔗 蔡英文 Tsai Ing-wen (@iingwen)
Forwarded from War Noir
#Somalia / #USA / #Yemen / #Palestine / #Israel 🇸🇴🇺🇸🇾🇪🇵🇸🇮🇱: #Somaliland Cost Guard discovered parts of a UAV near Zeila (Saylac) Coast.
The drone appears to be an MQ-9 Reaper UAV belonging to US Forces, which was shot down by Ansar Allah (#Houthis).
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1725920558238277831
The drone appears to be an MQ-9 Reaper UAV belonging to US Forces, which was shot down by Ansar Allah (#Houthis).
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1725920558238277831
Forwarded from Africa Intel
🇸🇴🇪🇹 Somalis protest against Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
Tens of thousands of Somali residents gathered at the Conis Stadium in the Somali capital for several days to express their anger regarding the recent agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland concerning sea and port leases.
Ethiopia is believed to have been granted an exclusive lease on the sea for a period of 50 years, which has raised concerns about Somalia's sovereignty as a result.
The Mogadishu regional administration organized the rally to allow residents to express their concerns regarding the perceived encroachment on Somalia's maritime territory.
In the scene, Somalis were chanting and holding banners throughout worried that the lease agreement would undermine Somalia's national interests and put their livelihood in danger.
According to demonstrators, the lease could establish a precedent for further resource exploitation in Somalia.
#Somalia #Ethiopia #Somaliland
@africaintel
Tens of thousands of Somali residents gathered at the Conis Stadium in the Somali capital for several days to express their anger regarding the recent agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland concerning sea and port leases.
Ethiopia is believed to have been granted an exclusive lease on the sea for a period of 50 years, which has raised concerns about Somalia's sovereignty as a result.
The Mogadishu regional administration organized the rally to allow residents to express their concerns regarding the perceived encroachment on Somalia's maritime territory.
In the scene, Somalis were chanting and holding banners throughout worried that the lease agreement would undermine Somalia's national interests and put their livelihood in danger.
According to demonstrators, the lease could establish a precedent for further resource exploitation in Somalia.
#Somalia #Ethiopia #Somaliland
@africaintel
Forwarded from Africa Intel
🇸🇴🇪🇹 Somalia rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal and summons ambassador
Somalia said a pact its breakaway region of Somaliland has signed with Ethiopia allowing it to use the Red Sea port of Berbera had no legal force and threatened regional stability.
Somalia also summoned its ambassador to Ethiopia for deliberations over the port agreement signed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi.
The agreement would allow landlocked Ethiopia to set up commercial operations at a leased military base in Berbera. It also included recognizing Somaliland as an independent nation in due course.
"It is a violation and an open interference with Somalia's sovereignty, freedom and unity. The so-called a memorandum of understanding and agreement of cooperation is null and void," Somalia's cabinet said.
Somalia President Hassan Sheik Mohamud stated that not an inch of Somalia can or will be signed away by anybody.
#Somalia #Somaliland #Ethiopia
@africaintel
Somalia said a pact its breakaway region of Somaliland has signed with Ethiopia allowing it to use the Red Sea port of Berbera had no legal force and threatened regional stability.
Somalia also summoned its ambassador to Ethiopia for deliberations over the port agreement signed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi.
The agreement would allow landlocked Ethiopia to set up commercial operations at a leased military base in Berbera. It also included recognizing Somaliland as an independent nation in due course.
"It is a violation and an open interference with Somalia's sovereignty, freedom and unity. The so-called a memorandum of understanding and agreement of cooperation is null and void," Somalia's cabinet said.
Somalia President Hassan Sheik Mohamud stated that not an inch of Somalia can or will be signed away by anybody.
#Somalia #Somaliland #Ethiopia
@africaintel
Forwarded from Africa Intel
🇸🇴🇪🇹 Somalia president signs law nullifying Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law nullifying an agreement by the breakaway Somaliland region to grant Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in return for recognition as an independent nation, he said.
Somalia, which considers Somaliland part of its territory, rejected the New Year's Day deal that would allow landlocked Ethiopia to lease 20 km around the port of Berbera, on the Gulf of Aden with access to the Red Sea, for 50 years for its navy and commercial purposes.
"This evening, I signed the law nullifying the illegal MoU between the government of Ethiopia and Somaliland," Mohamud said. "This law is an illustration of our commitment to safeguard our unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity as per international law."
#Somalia #Ethiopia #Somaliland
@africaintel
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law nullifying an agreement by the breakaway Somaliland region to grant Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in return for recognition as an independent nation, he said.
Somalia, which considers Somaliland part of its territory, rejected the New Year's Day deal that would allow landlocked Ethiopia to lease 20 km around the port of Berbera, on the Gulf of Aden with access to the Red Sea, for 50 years for its navy and commercial purposes.
"This evening, I signed the law nullifying the illegal MoU between the government of Ethiopia and Somaliland," Mohamud said. "This law is an illustration of our commitment to safeguard our unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity as per international law."
#Somalia #Ethiopia #Somaliland
@africaintel
Forwarded from Africa Intel
🇸🇴🇮🇱 Israel-Somaliland Military Deal to Spark Diplomatic Tensions with Somalia
Israel’s plans to establish a military base in Somaliland is likely to heighten diplomatic tensions between Somalia and the Middle Eastern state. According to the Qatari state-funded Middle East Monitor, Israel is eyeing a northern Somalia military base to monitor activities in Yemen and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
In exchange, Israel is expected to recognise Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is currently unrecognised by the majority of the international community, which views it as part of Somalia.
The prospect of official recognition has already sparked unease in Mogadishu, as it could bolster Somaliland’s independence claims, further straining relations between Tel Aviv and Somalia.
The potential for broader regional implications looms large, with both Israel and Ethiopia’s moves in Somaliland threatening to upset the fragile balance in the Horn of Africa.
#Somaliland #Israel
@africaintel
Israel’s plans to establish a military base in Somaliland is likely to heighten diplomatic tensions between Somalia and the Middle Eastern state. According to the Qatari state-funded Middle East Monitor, Israel is eyeing a northern Somalia military base to monitor activities in Yemen and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
In exchange, Israel is expected to recognise Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is currently unrecognised by the majority of the international community, which views it as part of Somalia.
The prospect of official recognition has already sparked unease in Mogadishu, as it could bolster Somaliland’s independence claims, further straining relations between Tel Aviv and Somalia.
The potential for broader regional implications looms large, with both Israel and Ethiopia’s moves in Somaliland threatening to upset the fragile balance in the Horn of Africa.
#Somaliland #Israel
@africaintel