Egypt Sends Somalia Military Aid as Territorial Feud Simmers
- Support comes after Ethiopia sought port access in Somaliland
- Ethiopia, Egypt have long-running dispute over giant Nile dam
Troops take part in the Somali Army Cadet Officers Course at the General Dhagabadan Training Centre in Mogadishu on March 19.
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Egypt said it sent military aid to Somalia, the latest show of support for the Horn of Africa nation that’s embroiled in a feud with neighboring Ethiopia over a breakaway territory.
A shipment that recently arrived in the capital, Mogadishu, is part of backing “for the efforts of sisterly Somalia to achieve security and stability, combat terrorism” and preserve its sovereignty and unity, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Monday in a brief statement.