On the sidelines of the Doha Forum 2025, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.
Abdelatty, in comments that underscored shifting regional dynamics involving Ethiopia, sought to link Somalia’s security concerns with what he described as the need to “reject unilateral actions.” His remarks come after Addis Ababa issued an official statement rejecting what it called Egypt’s “colonial-era entitlement” to the Nile. Read More
Egypt’s foreign minister highlighted the broader regional tensions, bringing its dispute with Ethiopia into Somalia’s security agenda, an issue discussed in Doha under the theme of “coordinated international assistance to Somalia.“
Abdelatty warned against “attempts by some parties to turn the region into an arena for regional competition,” a pointed reference to Ethiopia, while arguing that Somalia’s unity is at risk and that instability could ripple across the Red Sea region.
