MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday it rejected Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s calls for on having access to the war-torn nation’s seaports.
The group accused Abiy of pursuing “hegemonic ambitions to annex Somalia” after he had revealed his intention of buying a seaport for his landlocked nation.
“Harakat Al-Shabaab Al-Mujahideen unequivocally rejects the proposal, leisure and submission of 1 inch of Somali territory or shoreline to Ethiopian Christian crusaders,” Al-Shabaab mentioned in a astatement.
“The Jihad waged by our forefathers the likes of Ahmed Gurey, Hassan Barsane and Sayid Muhammad Abdullah Hassan, has beforehand prevented Ethiopia from actualizing its objectives within the Horn of Africa.”
Somalia’s authorities and leaders of regional states haven’t but commented on the feedback from the Ethiopian Premier. Somali senator Abdi Ismail Samatar referred to as on authorities to lodge criticism over Ethiopia’s expansionist ambitions to the United Nations.
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