Share:Ethiopia objects to Egyptian base plans in SomalilandThe Algerian army on Thursday warned that if Libyan tribes are armed during the country’s current crisis, this could turn Libya into a "new Somalia." Al-Sisi's call to arm the Libyan tribes in favor of warlord Khalifa Haftar against Libya’s UN-recognized government drew widespread criticism inside Libya. Ethiopia objects to Egyptian base plans in SomalilandEthiopia said Friday the relations Egypt wants to establish with territories in the East Africa region must not come at the cost of Ethiopian interests. “That is a red line for us,” he said, adding that Ethiopia wants friendly relations with Somaliland, despite its non-state status. After the failure of US-sponsored talks this February between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, the African Union brought the three countries together for continued negotiations in June.

Source: Libya Today August 07, 2020 18:22 UTC