This new relationship between Hargeisa and Asmara is being pushed from the behind by their matual friends in the UAE.
The idea that Afwerki is trying to convince Hargeisa to go under Mogadishu is beyond ludacris. It is next to impossible. There is no politician in Hargeisa that can undo Somaliland period.
The easiest and most natural option is to recognise Somaliland, it is already functioning, it is already de jure status which means no foreign power is overlording it.
If Somalia cries, so be it. What can they do other than weep from the sidelines?
But to force unity, will set the clock back to dark days. It will surely be a recipe for more death and destruction.