Somalia has a leader? When did that happen?
The leader of the transitional government in Somalia has made a strong attack on his country's neighbour, Ethiopia. Speaking at the African Union summit in Mozambique, President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan accused Ethiopia of destabilising Somalia.
| Not that Somalia needs any help in that department... |
While there has been plenty of discussion about the fighting in Liberia, President Abdulkassim has used the occasion to draw attention to Somalia's often fractious relations with Ethiopia. He said his government in Mogadishu could have done far more in the three years of its existence had it not been for the daily interference of Ethiopia in Somalia's internal affairs.
| "Yeah. If it weren't for them, we'd be swimming in gravy instead of in the soup..." |
The Somali president accused Ethiopia of continuing to violate the arms embargo on Somalia by supplying large quantities of weapons to warlords opposed to the transitional government. He said Ethiopia's policy was to undermine the emergence of a strong, united Somalia. |