{"id":2195,"date":"2025-08-06T10:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:28:10","slug":"ethiopia-picks-new-ambassador-to-somalia-after-diplomatic-rift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eandelmagazine.com\/eandelmagazine\/ethiopia-picks-new-ambassador-to-somalia-after-diplomatic-rift\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Picks New Ambassador to Somalia After Diplomatic Rift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopia has\u00a0appointed\u00a0Suleiman Dedefo Woshe as its new ambassador to Somalia, nearly ten months after diplomatic tensions led to a freeze in ambassadorial-level relations between the two countries. Somalia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali welcomed the ambassador and spoke about the importance of strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing cooperation between the two neighboring countries.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment comes after a sharp deterioration in\u00a0diplomatic relations\u00a0when, in October 2024, Somalia declared an Ethiopian diplomat persona non grata for allegedly engaging in activities &#8220;inconsistent with his diplomatic role.&#8221; The diplomat, Ali Mohamed Adan, was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, Somalia expelled Ethiopia&#8217;s then-ambassador\u00a0Muktar Mohamed Ware\u00a0and recalled its ambassador from Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethiopia has\u00a0appointed\u00a0Suleiman Dedefo Woshe as its new ambassador to Somalia, nearly ten months after 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