Ethiopia breaks off diplomatic relations with Qatar

(SomaliNet) In Ethiopia\'s Foreign Ministry’s statement released on Monday, Ethiopia said it cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar saying the energy-rich Gulf state of Qatar has become \"a major source of instability in the Horn of Africa.\"

This is not Ethiopia\'s first diplomatic fall out.

The Ethiopian government In September last year ordered the Norwegian Embassy to send home six of their nine diplomats.

Ethiopian officials accused the Nordic nation of interfering in its ongoing border talks with arch-enemy Eritrea.Norwegian officials say they were neutral participants in the talks. - Sapa-AP