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2024-09-02 Africa Horn

Why Ethiopia is so alarmed by an Egypt-Somalia alliance

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top

#1 UAE companies have undertaken 113 investment projects in Ethiopia, with growing interest in sectors related to food security, agriculture, livestock, and logistics1. The UAE has invested $2.9 billion in Ethiopia, mainly in sectors including chemicals, food and beverages, aluminum, and pharmaceuticals2. Other sectors, such as ports, logistics, storage, warehouses, and real estate, also show potential.

Posted by Sligum Hupomoling9524 2024-09-02 09:22|| 2024-09-02 09:22|| Front Page Top

#2 What ever happened to Abyssinia?

Posted by alanc 2024-09-02 11:33|| 2024-09-02 11:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Somebody correct me if I'm too far off base but Somalia is a failed state, nothing but trouble, an international basket case, comprised of qat chewing pirates and Muslims. Ethiopia has throughout it's history been at least a semi-respectable nation. Ever since the apostle Phillip had his conversation with the eunuch, Ethiopia has been Christian.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-09-02 11:48|| 2024-09-02 11:48|| Front Page Top

#4 ^IDF control of Gaza is a temporary solution. The real solution is for Gazans to move to Egypt (from which their grandparents came during the British Mandate). Which means, Egypt government NEEDS to have serious problems occupying it elsewhere. And Israel already has good military relations with Ethiopia.*

*Egyptians consistently violated both the spirit and the letter of the Peace Treaty. Their arming of Hamas IS an act of war.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-02 12:07|| 2024-09-02 12:07|| Front Page Top

#5 For Abu Uluque, about Ethiopia from the CIA World Factbook:

Religions

Ethiopian Orthodox 43.8%, Muslim 31.3%, Protestant 22.8%, Catholic 0.7%, traditional 0.6%, other 0.8% (2016 est.)

The end of Ethiopia bordering Somalia is much more Moslem, and has problems with Al Shabaab.

Separately, as I recall Somalia’s Somaliland and Puntland states are self-ruling and fairly stable, unlike Somalia proper. Interestingly, democratic Somaliland was an English protectorate, while Puntland and Somalia looked to Italy. Also, Puntland is designated as the homeland of the Harti clan, which presumably makes them more homogenous, more easily finding societal agreement than in the viciously chaotic Somalia rump state.

Posted by trailing wife 2024-09-02 13:51|| 2024-09-02 13:51|| Front Page Top

#6 The proposed port that Somaliland is offering Ethiopia is only some 70 from their border. It is chosen because Eritrea (which for centuries formed part of Ethiopia) and Ethiopia just can't get along. By the way the US. Army had a signals base in Eritrea, which was then part of Ethiopia, for years following WWII.

Posted by Sligum Hupomoling9524 2024-09-02 16:29|| 2024-09-02 16:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Thanks, tw. I figured something like that but didn't think to go to the CIA. I was surprised to see so much Protestant. I wonder what denomination? Presbyterian? Methodist? Baptist?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-09-02 18:51|| 2024-09-02 18:51|| Front Page Top

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