Ethiopian PM tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw Egypt’s participation in the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia

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Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw its troops from Egypt to participate in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Sources confirmed to Somali Times.

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The sources added that Somalia and Egypt are scheduled to hold another round of talks in Cairo, Egypt, from January 15 to 17, to discuss the plan for sending Egyptian troops to Somalia.

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The African Union (AU) talks in Cairo will discuss the deployment of the troops and other issues related to the Egyptian military operation in Somalia.

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Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed and the Somalia regional administration have rejected the Hassan Sheikh plan. Ethiopia will never allow Egypt to have army base in Somalia.

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Following the recently announced talks, Egypt is planning to deploy its troops into Somalia, by air and sea, to take part in the AU operation that is starting in Somalia.

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Reliable sources have reported that Cairo is directly implementing its plan, while also strengthening its presence in Somalia, which it is very danger Somalia and the people to become battle ground, Egypt it competes with Ethiopia.