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Ethiopia signed a surprise maritime accord with Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland on January 1, 2024.
Somaliland is a former British protectorate facing the Gulf of Aden which declared independence from Somalia in 1991.
The African Union's conflict resolution body met on Wednesday amid escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia over a coastline deal, and called for "restraint" between the parties.
Landlocked Ethiopia signed a surprise maritime accord with Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland on January 1, in a move Mogadishu has rejected as violating international law.
