Opinion - On 1 January 2024, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which has generated significant regional and international controversy. According to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's National Security Advisor Redwan Hussien, the agreement not only secures Ethiopia's commercial access to the sea but also a leased military base. In exchange, along with Addis Ababa's "in-depth assessment" on the possible official recognition of
