A statement from Somalia's foreign ministry was a little more equivocal saying the country had "expressed its willingness to consider Ethiopia's request to contribute forces" to the mission.

The diplomatic dispute between Ethiopia and Somalia that had led to tense regional ... joint declaration of 12 December 2024, the Horn of Africa neighbours are to reconvene in February to hold ...

Ahmed Moalim Fiqi's statement, carried by state TV, said Somalia had made no concessions. Ethiopia has not commented ... of 12 December 2024, the Horn of Africa neighbours are to reconvene in ...

Ethiopia's defence minister travelled to Somalia on Thursday, a senior official in Mogadishu said, the first bilateral visit since relations nosedived a year ago over an Ethiopian plan to build a ...

Ethiopia on Friday announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Ethiopia's Minister of Defense, Aisha Mohammed, is leading a delegation to Mogadishu on Thursday, marking a significant diplomatic effort between the two Horn of Africa neighbors ...

Ethiopia stationed 3,000 soldiers in Somalia as part of the African Union peacekeeping mission. In addition, as many as 7,000 Ethiopian troops were deployed in the Horn of Africa nation under a ...

The dispute has also raised concerns about wider instability in the Horn of Africa, with Somalia responding to the Somaliland deal by drawing closer to Ethiopia's traditional rivals Egypt and Eritrea.

Ethiopia and Somalia agreed to work together on a multinational force battling Islamist insurgents, signaling a further reduction of diplomatic tensions between the neighboring countries. Talks in ...

The terms of the new accord include initiating technical negotiations by the end of February to define Ethiopia's maritime access under Somalia's sovereignty, potentially enhancing cooperation in the ...