HORUFADHI MEDIA: How Ethiopian intelligence DESTROYED the sovereignity of Somalia!!

[ReturnOfMariixmaan]

My favorite Somali news media in Afka hooyo. So well produced wallahi. Kudos to Suleiman and co.

[Futurist]

Ethiopia's policy vis a vis South Somalia is well known.

They want to maintain a permanent low level of conflict in South Somalia and animosity between Somaliland, Puntland and Somalia.

The current US ambassador to Somalia even reported this in 2009. See bullet point 2 of the below wikileaks story

https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09AD ... 186_a.html

[Futurist]

The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry website for years even had their official policy clearly on their website, for all to read. They believe a peaceful, stable, developing Somalia is bad for them so they will do everything in their power to maintain conflict in Somalia.

That is probably why Abiy Ahmed is pitting Somalia's president Farmaajo against Somaliland currently. Because he is using it as a distraction tactic and while his country is busy damming the rivers of South Somalia and stealing the waters that have been shared as a natural resource by various communities for millenia.

They have zero goodwill towards Somalia or Somaliland. They boast on their website "we destroyed Somalia". Though the webpage has now been removed. Their policy is to:

(1) "Dismantle Somalia to the extent possible"

(2)"Destroy Somalia"

(3) "Taking war into Somalia and, along the way, aggravating contradiction between Somali clans"

(4) "No investment, no financial development and no trade with Somalia"

(5) "Dam all of Somalia's large rivers for irrigation purposes"

(6) "Not recognise the independence of Somaliland"

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Foreign Affairs and National Security Policy and Strategy
Ethiopia's policy towards Somalia
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
a) Historical background of relations

The relation between Ethiopia and Somalia has not been a healthy one. In the recent historical period, one major and one lesser war were fought between the two countries. The empty dream of the so-called "Greater Somalia", an expansionist policy, had brought to Somalia nothing but hostility and conflicts with all its neighbors, especially Ethiopia. Moreover, Somalia had always allied with all groups and countries it believed were anti-Ethiopian and had disturbed Ethiopia's peace. On the other hand, Ethiopian Somalis had resisted the oppressive system in Ethiopia. Related to this, Somalia had succeeded in mobilizing a large number of Ethiopian Somalis as allays in its attempt to execute its expansionist policy. In this regard Ethiopia has been exposed to threats emanating from Somalia and other quarters.

Ethiopia, for its part, rather than responding to the threat by respecting the right of Ethiopian Somalis and by fostering brotherhood between the peoples of Ethiopia, so Ethiopian Somalis could live in voluntary unity with their other fellow Ethiopians, resorted to dismantling Somalia to the extent possible. The policy was to respond to Somali aggression by taking the war to Somalia and, along the way, aggravating the contradiction between the Somali clans. Ethiopia's vulnerability to the "Greater Somalia" ideology has been greatly diminished (i.e we destroyed Somalia).

b) Significance of the relations

There is no condition whereby Somalia could contribute as a source of investment and financial development or as a significant market for Ethiopia. After a process of some length, followed by peace and stability in Somalia, there is the chance that it could become a significant market, but this is difficult to imagine in the short and medium term. Regarding natural resources, all the big rivers in Somalia flow from Ethiopia. We will have to dam the rivers for irrigation purposes.

As can be understood from the above, in the short and medium terms, Somalia does not have a positive or negative influence of note in the development of our country. And yet, in Somalia there are numerous ports that can provide services to Ethiopia. Starting from the port of Zeila which gave services to Ethiopia during its long history, all the way to Kismayo, there are no less than seven ports in Somalia that can be used by different parts of our country. These possibilities could significantly contribute to our development, but due to the "Greater Somalia"-driven conflict and national oppression in Ethiopia, they were never seriously considered (not to forget that Ethiopia had ports of its own). The current collapse of the state in Somalia makes it unrealistic to think of using the ports at the present time. Even if the chances to use the ports were to arise, and though that would increase Somalia's relevance to our development, one cannot see a positive role that Somalia can play.

Policy Direction

The establishment of a government in Somalia would once again resuscitate the ideology of "Greater Somalia" and that peace, democracy and development in Somalia would, in that case, not benefit Ethiopia. Although the international community wishes to bring about peace in Somalia, it is evidently not ready to exert all its efforts to realise this. Thus, it appears to us that the condition of instability in Somalia is likely to persist for some time.

First, we have to try to help those regions which are comparatively stable and do not shelter extremists and terrorists in order that the relative peace they enjoy is maintained and even strengthened. Those that can be mentioned in this regard are the regions known as Somaliland and Puntland. In the spirit of damage limitation and to assist these regions maintain their stability, it is necessary that the links be strengthened in such areas as trade, transport and the like in the interest of our country and the people inhabiting the region. The question could be raised regarding the recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. Taking this initiative is not preferable to Ethiopia because it would create negative feelings on the part of Somalis living in the rest of Somalia and others would be suspicious of our intent. Therefore, our cooperation with these regions should not include recognizing the regional administrations as independent states.

Secondly, we shall certainly continue to be exposed to various dangers as long as peace and stability elude Somalia as a whole. In recognition of this, we must create the capability to defend ourselves and foil any attack by forces of extremism, terrorism and other anti-peace elements originating in Somalia. In this regard we must always be vigilant.

http://www.mfa.gov.et/Foreign_Policy_An ... alia_1.htm