The Ethiopian memorandum says nothing about recognition. Perhaps one may say such a term was avoided for political reasons. However, I have a feeling Abiy will come out and publicly state they are not recognising Somaliland after the media storm. My guy was just clapping along; I don’t think he understood the ramifications of what Biixi was claiming. Ethiopia being the first country to recognise Somaliland will open a can of worms in terms of secession of the Somali region, etc. it will drive up shabab recruitment. Lastly, it will be going against the AU re-respecting colonial borders.Muuse confirms that Ethiopia will be given a coastal strip for military/naval purpose in exchange for recognition of statehood. If HSM/FGS doesn't condemn this agreement, it will be confirmation that they are onboard and possibly signed it off as well.
Also, I wonder what the role of UAE was in this?