WDM EDITORIAL

Ethiopia’s imperial ambitions towards Somalia’s territory and sea isn’t new. One could say that Ethiopia never full-heartedly considered recognition of Somalia as a sovereign nation, historically dismissing her as a “bunch of nomadic clans” wandering around, according to Late Emperor Haile Selassie. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 therefore considers Somaliland as one of these Somali tribes it can enter into a “clan treaty” as European colonial powers used to do to occupy African territories. Somalia 🇸🇴 has a huge challenges and tasks cut out for her to defend its territory and sovereignty like never before, mobilizing international bodies, friends of Somalia, and most importantly, its population to confront boldly this renewed Ethiopian existential threat. Here, international law must be upheld to expose the aggressive nature and lawlessness of Prime Minister Abyi Ahmed of the Ethiopian regime.