Ethopia: AU mission hails Ethiopia-Somalia agreement to restore diplomatic ties after year-long hiatus

Addis Abeba– The African Union Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) has welcomed the agreement between Ethiopia and Somalia to fully restore diplomatic relations, following discussions between Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Abeba on 11 January, 2025.

In a statement, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Head of AUSSOM, described the agreement as “an important milestone in…