“The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Ethiopia and Somaliland announced on 1 January 2024 set off diplomatic rows in the Horn of Africa - and beyond.
Details of the agreement are not publicly known, but both state leaders have touched on its content. Among the main elements are:
• Ethiopia gets a 50-year lease on a strip of land on Somaliland's Red Sea coast for naval and commercial maritime use and access to the Berbera port. • Somaliland gets a share of Ethiopian Airlines. • It also gets an undertaking that Ethiopia will investigate recognising Somaliland as a sovereign state. If it decides to do
