Still waiting for some sort of proof that Turkey is financing Al Shabab. The habesha , AbdiCushite, loves making up stories.
I believe Qatar was financing Al Shabab to appease Saudis who are the main promoters of Salafist jihadism. After the Gulf crisis, Qatar drifted toward Turkey and stopped Al Shabab sponsorship.
Right now Ethiopia's best friend Kenya finances Al Shabab, as well as Eritrea. I believe Eritrea is also being used by UAE and Saudis to funnel money to Al Shabab.
UN report finds Kenya still funding al-Shabaab terror group through illegal sugar and charcoal trade
Three years after the Kenyan army was first accused of colluding with Somalia-based Islamic group al-Shabaab in Somalia's multimillion-dollar illegal charcoal trade, the United Nations has warned that Kenya's military are still complicit in the trade, from which al-Shabaab predominantly finances its activities.
In 2013, the United Nations found that members of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) operating in Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was complicit in the trade that provides income to al-Shabaab. The terror group – KDF's military opponent in Somalia and at home – has long funded its war against the Somali government and AMISOM by the illegal export of charcoal estimated at between $135m (£109m) to $180m by the UN monitoring group for Somalia and Eritrea.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/un-report-find ... de-1590462
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Financing al Shabaab: The Vital Port of Kismayo
A number of observers have asserted that Eritrea sponsors al Shabaab in an attempt to counter the regional power, Ethiopia, Eritrea's long-time enemy. Eritrea has consistently denied the allegations. Eritrea reportedly supplies weapons, military training, and even troops to fight alongside al Shabaab's militants.4 In addition, a United Nations report claims that Eritrea has sent $80,000 per month to some members of al Shabaab through the Eritrean Embassy in Nairobi for almost a decade.5
Yemen, Syria, Iran, and Qatar are also regularly accused by the Somali Transitional Government of providing funds and weapons to al Shabaab.6 For instance, in January 2010, the Transitional Government's Minister of Defense, Sheikh Yusuf Muammad Siad—alias Indho Adde—reported that Yemeni rebels had sent two boatloads of light weapons, ammunition, Kalashnikovs, and hand grenades to the al Shabaab-controlled port of Kismayo.7 Subsequently, a March 2010 U.N. monitoring group claimed that Muhammad Sa'iid Atom, an al Shabab-affiliated militant commander in Puntland, had been receiving arms shipments from Yemen and Eritrea.8 In addition, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have remained significant external sources of funds for the al Shabaab organization. Saudi Arabia has long been known for financing "Salafi jihadists."9
https://globalecco.org/financing-al-sha ... of-kismayo