ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, throughout a two-day go to to Ethiopia, toured historic websites together with a go to to what was described by the Ethiopian authorities as its naval forces.
Images from the go to depict President Mohamud receiving a salute from troopers in white uniforms, believed to be a part of Ethiopia’s naval forces, regardless of the nation not having a shoreline.
Ethiopia’s push for naval capabilities has been linked to its historic maritime ambitions, significantly in relation to Somalia.
The go to additionally included a tribute to troopers who perished within the 1977 struggle between Somalia and Ethiopia, with the delegation laying wreaths at memorials devoted to those that fell within the battle.
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud departed Ethiopia on Sunday after talks with Abiy Ahmed that ended the diplomatic rigidity between the 2 contries.