[HIGHLIGHTS] Memorandum of Understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland... Will it destabilize the Horn of Africa?

Memorandum of Understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland... Will it destabilize the Horn of Africa?.

The MoU is rooted in the populist and personalist approach of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to domestic policy and foreign relations. The memorandum was signed on January 1, 2024, according to which Ethiopia will obtain a 20-kilometre strategic corridor in the waters of the Gulf of Aden, a commercial port and a naval base for its naval forces. In return, Ethiopia is committed to recognizing Somalland as an independent state, and gives it a share of Ethiopian Airlines.