Sheikh Tamim Navigates Red Sea Tensions in High-Stakes Talks with Somali and Ethiopian Leaders
Qatar's Sheikh Tamim Connects with Somali and Ethiopian Leaders Amid Red Sea Tiff
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, recently conversed separately with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The matter at hand? Rising friction over an eyebrow-raising deal Ethiopia struck with North Western of Somalia earlier this year. This pact, inked in January, concedes Ethiopian use of Red Sea ports.
This arrangement has sparked a ruckus, as Somalia deems it a…