Ethiopia appoints new envoy to Somalia as ties improve

Another new page in Ethiopia-Somalia ties.

Suleiman Dedefo presented his credentials to Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Tuesday, in a sign that relations between the two Horn of Africa neighbors continue to improve.

Addis Ababa and Mogadishu had been embroiled in a bitter row prompted by Ethiopia’s quest for sea access from Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.

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