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Africa: UN Security Council Redirects Somaliland Dispute to IGAD, AU

todayFebruary 4, 2024 1

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  • Ethiopia places request for IGAD session

The UN Security Council recommends that Ethiopia and Somalia resolve their differences through IGAD and the AU, disclosed Meles Alem (Amb.), spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He told the press Ethiopia has requested IGAD to call for another summit for dialogue on last month’s sea-access deal that has infuriated Mogadishu. IGAD had not issued an official response to the request before The Reporter went to print.

The UNSC convened a meeting under its ‘Peace and Security in Africa’ agenda item on January 29 at Somalia’s request. However, the Council did not disclose details of the proceedings to the media.

Meles, however, was open about Ethiopia’s position during the UNSC meeting.

“Ethiopia’s stance is that its efforts for sea access are driven by economic factors. It is also about regional integration as well as a peace and security issue. This is the clear agenda that Ethiopia reiterated during the UNSC meeting,” he said.

– — -Following the UNSC’s redirection to regional platforms such as the AU and IGAD, the Ethiopian government placed a request for an IGAD session to discuss the issues, according to Meles.

Ethiopia did not attend an IGAD extraordinary session held in Uganda two weeks ago, despite the Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU being one of two main topics on the agenda. The heads of states and governments that did make it to Entebbe called for a de-escalation of tensions between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu and engagement in constructive dialogue.