The Egyptian government has warned its citizens against traveling to Somaliland – Foreign Affairs Egypt

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Cairo(ANN)-  Cairo has suggested to the Egyptians who are currently in Somaliland, a separate authority from Somalia that Egypt does not recognize, to leave Hargeisa airport as soon as possible, noting that the security situation in the area limits the power of the consulates.

The Egyptian embassy in Mogadishu has also called on people planning to visit any region of Somalia to fully comply with the laws and regulations established by the relevant authorities.

These issues have been followed by a growing tension in the region, with the Somaliland Government expelling Egyptian citizens and closing the doors of the Egyptian Library office, which was represented by a consular representative, which is located in the capitalSomliland in Hargeisa.

the Egyptian Cultural Library in Hargeisa, Image Araweelo News Network, 10 September 2024.

The action of the government of Somaliland was a response to Cairo’s diplomatic attack on Somaliland’s affairs after the MoU agreement in January between Somaliland and Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. which Somaliland allowed to 20 kilometers of its coastfor a period of 50 years from landlocked Ethiopia, which wants to establish a military base and a commercial port in that area in the Red Sea, in exchange for Ethiopia becoming the first country to recognize the Republic of Somaliland, which has increased the tension in the Horn regionAfrica and the Nile River Water Dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt.

Related: Somaliland expels Egyptian diplomats from its Country

Somaliland, which unilaterally declared its separation from Somalia in 1991, earned the world to treat it as a full country. Although Ethiopia, when it entered into the Agreement, clearly stated that it will be the first country to officially recognize it, that step in Addis Ababa has not yet confirmed.

Since the Egyptian government, which is angry with the agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia, has taken the Somali government to sleep with the military agreement Cairo and said that it has sent troops to Somalia, the tension in the region has increased.

Related: Ethiopia has sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council to Defend the MOU Agreement it signed with the government of Somaliland.

At that time, the Egyptian government started diplomatic and military activities towards the region. while the agreement was signed with the government of Vila Somalila promised to bring troops to the Somali side, But this issue has hit the Ethiopian government and also some of the biggest countries in the world and diplomats they warning of the Egyptian government’s plan to send troops to Somalia.
the breing egyptian troops, which has been described as a threat to the region and worsening the situation.

Also, the countries of the region are the concer about the danger that may arise from the Egyptian forces approaching the region.

Related: Somaliland Continues to Polarize as Military Opposes Political Moves Toward Rapprochement With Egypt

Meinwhile. the deputy secretary general of the regional organization IGAD, who is the former president of Somalia’s regional administration of Hirshabelle, Mohamed Abdi Waare, who recently sent the Somali government to IGAD, warned of the danger of the conflict between the countries of Egypt and Ethiopia, which he pointed outwhich can make the situation worse and weaken the Somali government which is not standing on many feet in the first place.