ソマリア：エチオピア外交団が乗った飛行機を送り返す

　そりゃあそうで、よりにもよってソマリランドへ向かう外交団である。そりゃソマリア政府としては止めるよ。帰すよ。

BBC Somalia turns back Ethiopian plane headed for Somaliland 4 Jan 2024 By Ian Wafula

　時期的に、ソマリランドの独立認証に係る外交交渉を一部であれ含むと思しく、そりゃあ「ウチの領空を飛ばしはしない！」と態度を硬化させるよ。エチオピア、なんでまたこんな、喧嘩を売るような真似を。

「Somalia has turned away a plane transporting officials from Ethiopia to the self-declared republic of Somaliland in a major escalation of the diplomatic row between the countries.

Somalia's information minister told the BBC the plane did not have permission to be in the country's airspace.

The Ethiopian officials were visiting Somaliland to discuss a deal, which has sparked a huge row.」

「The agreement, signed on 1 January, would allow Somaliland to lease one of its ports to Ethiopia in exchange for a stake in Ethiopian Airlines and possible recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state.

Somalia has reacted angrily to the deal, calling it an act of aggression.」

　無論、そのほかのフライトは無事に飛んでいる。

「Despite this incident, regular flights between the two countries are operating as usual, the SCAA said.」

「By ordering the Ethiopian plane out of its airspace, Somalia is sending a strong message that Somaliland is not an independent country.

Amid the row between Somalia and Ethiopia, both the US and the African Union have backed the territorial integrity of Somalia and urged all parties to cool tensions.」

BBC Ethiopia-Somaliland army chiefs meet amid regional tensions 9 Jan 2024　By Hanna Temuari