“Many pieces of evidence point to Ethiopia being the port's owner, given that Amharic and Arabic were the main languages of communication in Zeila at the time. Ethiopia has a long history with ports. Ethiopia’s survival still rests on port, and maintaining a strong port is always dependent on having a good idea. Ethiopia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Somaliland, which allows it to import and export commodities from the port it possesses. It will, therefore, also permit it to build a military and naval base and to encircle its territory up to 20 kilometers around the sea.”

Historical revisionism

SSC ship has sailed. Sland has now an opportunity to correct its ways in regards to Awdal before it is too late.

Why should any region in Sland be held captive to Hargeisa's whims? If Hargeisa insists on secession but pro-union regions want to stay, with Somalia proper, they should be welcome to Mogadishu.

It's bad when your calls are not being returned or letters answered.

You can't blame Barre's army. They were being shot at.

Neither man can dictate the actual reality on the ground but this stunt will cause further damage. The next two years is a loss for Somalia. Let's see if HSM will go to Garowe and what he has to sell to Deni

That will be a pleasant development for Somalis but only if this alliance wants to put this ailing empire to bed for a good. Otherwise, we will be substituting Oromo tyranny for Amhara hegemony. Aferwerki made the mistake of thinking united Ethiopia is good for the region. Let's hope he learns from his mistake. SSC will be part of the regions that will deliberate the changes to the constitution. Bixiye has hastened his demise. If Awdal is formed, no group has monopoly in deciding the fate of the Northerners.

Is there movement in the background regarding MoU? Things are quieting down. HSM is distracting Somalis with the constitution amendments while Abiy and his minions are lowering their rethoric.

That's a good defense. Something is acceptable cuz it has been happening for decades.

And this is airline that Sland get shares from

Muse sought political refuge in a man whose citizens are being kidnapped just outside the capital city. Abiy and Muse both lost large swathes of the land they supposedly rule.

'This is a pandemic’: Ethiopia’s Oromia region gripped by surge in kidnappings ‘This is a pandemic’: Ethiopia’s Oromia region gripped by surge in kidnappings | Global development | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM First it was rebel groups using abduction for political aims, but in a broken economy collecting ransoms is seen as easy money and now...

Ego and momentary distraction from harsh reality.

Wow...everything starts in the bush. Bixi should know.

“I told the PM of Ethiopia - stop this rhetoric of accessing to the sea, you have access to the sea, just come, let us negotiate. Let us establish technical teams to negotiate on how. But he didn’t want access to the sea, he wanted a land to annex, that is the ultimate aim he has, and that is what he did through this MoU. This is not acceptable. It will never happen, I’m telling you. This is a dream that (will) never become real.”

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There's always a way. Giving Somali land is a concern that can't ignored whether beeshe dhexe feels targeted or not. We can't have Oromo on Somali shores, let alone on the mouth of the Red Sea.

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