It's over.

Hope this s*** doesn't escalate

Abiy rly just tryna distract from internal problems w dis shyt

The pride in our ancient histories rly gonna be the end of the region

"Abdi said that as part of the agreement, Ethiopia would be the first country to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation in due course."

Can you expand on the pride in our ancient histories part please

Surely access to the sea is an important, almost existential, issue for Ethiopia post-1993 no matter what the internal political situation is?

They used to use Eritrean ports? Before the latest bullshit,

and now it's been Djibouti but of course that can't be sufficient longterm

Not having that secure gotta be a state of constant economic panic

Well it sounds like this gives Ethiopia more direct control, and anyways my point is that it's something which will have material effects rather than just being a propaganda point, meaning that even if Ethiopia was free of internal ethnic turmoil right now, it would still pursue something like this

It's not existential lol, but is it really important? Of course, which is exactly why he's using that. But it's not worth the costs. The thing is the costs is the exact reason why he's doing this.

The costs being tensions with Somalia?

Yep, external enemy to distract from internal problems (not just ethnic conflict). He was talking crazy about Eritrea's coasr earlier as well lol

Yep, external enemy to distract from internal problems (not just ethnic conflict). He was talking crazy about Eritrea's coasr earlier as well lol

I mean we have civilizations going back millenia. Mfs not letting go of s*** that happened on the 14th century, especially Somalis

I mean we have civilizations going back millenia. Mfs not letting go of s*** that happened on the 14th century, especially Somalis

Nah i know the history of the horn is extensive and complicated, was just more asking about how that plays in here

I'm not too familiar with Somalia and Somalia Ethiopian relations (got a whole lot to learn in general but yeah)

Thanks

man, i hate to see this fr

reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-lawmakers-pass-2024-budget-after-tinubu-seeks-extra-funds-2023-12-30

Dis s*** sad but tru

Somali nationalists some of the most redacted people I've talked to in my life

Ivory Coast checking in

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F*** the west

So according to the BBC, their issue is that the West supports Rwanda who supports M23. Thus far this makes sense, except that France, specifically, supported the Hutu government in the 90s. Has this changed, what does the France-Rwanda-DRC-M23-FDLR relation web look like today?

read this

blackagendareport.com/rwanda_enduring_lies

then read this

nakedcapitalism.com/2022/12/us-china-struggle-for-dr-congo-resources-intensifies.html