ADDIS ABABA – Professor Brook Hailu, in an interview on Ethiopian tv, acknowledged that the unity of Somalia is successfully shattered, with little hope for reunification. He highlighted the secession of Somaliland and Puntland’s transfer in the direction of better autonomy as indicative of the nation’s fragmentation.
Professor Hailu, who has served in senior roles throughout the Ethiopian authorities and is rumored to advise Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, commented on the evolving political panorama in Somalia. “The nation of Somalia is now divided, and it’ll proceed to be divided. Somaliland is gone, and Puntland is following go well with, aligning in the direction of self-governance,” he asserted.
In the course of the interview, Professor Hailu additionally mentioned the implications of a protection settlement between Somalia and Egypt, which is about to convey Egyptian troops to Somalia underneath an African Union mission beginning in January 2025. He identified the reluctance of Puntland and different areas to this deployment, suggesting it might additional gas secessionist sentiments.
He revealed historic makes an attempt by Puntland to align with Ethiopia underneath earlier administrations and predicted that throughout the subsequent decade, one other area of Somalia may declare independence, doubtlessly aligning with Ethiopia or forming new alliances among the many fragmenting states.
Professor Hailu’s feedback mirror a deeply pessimistic view of Somalia’s future as a unified state, suggesting that regionalism and self-determination actions are gaining traction, presumably resulting in the formation of latest political entities or alliances throughout the Horn of Africa.
