Summary:
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Uganda for the IGAD summit on January 18, 2024, called to address the diplomatic tension between Somalia and Ethiopia, sparked by Ethiopia’s agreement with Somaliland. Somalia accuses Ethiopia of “blatant aggression” and violating its territorial integrity.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has arrived in Uganda ahead of the extraordinary Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) summit.
The IGAD summit takes place on January 18, 2024.
IGAD called for the meeting through Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh to discuss the tension between Somalia and Ethiopia.
Somalia and Ethiopia are in a diplomatic row that started when the latter signed an agreement with Somaliland on January 1.
Somalia accuses Ethiopia of “blatant aggression.”
It also says that Ethiopia is guilty of violating the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
IGAD convened the summit specifically to discuss the Ethiopia-Somalia row as well as the situation that’s developing in Sudan.
Reports indicate that Ethiopia might skip the summit.
