Ethiopia is “neither threatened nor comfortable” with the presence of Egyptian forces in Somalia, Ethiopia’s ambassador to Somalia, Suleiman Dedefo, said in an interview with Somali media.
While acknowledging Ethiopia’s unease, the ambassador stressed that Addis Abeba does not consider Egypt’s presence a direct threat “as long as they don’t try to challenge our forces.”
Somali TV also quoted Suleiman as saying, “If they [Egyptians] are to be of any use, it would be in neighboring countries such as #Palestine, #Libya, or Sudan.”
His comments were given a day after the news that Egyptian troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) completed their first training program as part of the preparations for deployment.
Source:-AS