Somalia President to Brief Diplomats on Formal Complaints Against Ethiopia

Somalia’s President to Raise Ethiopia Complaint in Diplomatic Briefing

MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set to convene a high-level briefing today at the Presidential Palace with members of the international diplomatic corps stationed in Mogadishu’s heavily secured Halane compound.

Officials in the capital told the media that the president plans to give the envoys a detailed update on Somalia’s security and political climate. At the center of the discussion is expected to be a formal complaint over the Ethiopian government’s activities in the region.

Mohamud is expected to express concern about Addis Ababa’s ongoing engagement with the North Western State of Somalia administration, as well as what Mogadishu sees as backing for Southwest State President Abdiaziz Laftagareen. The federal government has increasingly characterized those moves as interference in Somalia’s internal affairs and a direct challenge to its sovereignty.

The talks come amid rising regional tensions, with the Somali government working to shore up international support for its position on territorial integrity and its broader plan for restoring national stability.

AXADLETM