Abiy seems to want to reconstitute the old empire. I am not of TPLF but it would be a mistake not to challenge him. It will be a bigger mistake for Ethiopia to go back to a very centralized system. The best possible outcome for Somalis is Ethiopia to disintegrate preferably peacefully though that's unlikely. The Tigray don't want to rush secession. They want to force Abiy's hand.

They are practically daring Abiy. It would be interesting to see any other region take similiar action.

Case in point!

Silly people.

Is just me or does anyone think Abiy will be the person that will undo Ethiopia, not because he wants to, but simply sheer incompetency?

This is what is driving the UAE's bellicose behavior,

QA- 30, 30 April 2020, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hami Aksoy, in Response to a Question Regarding the Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of United Arab Emirates on 30 April 2020 Against Turkey Today's statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an attempt to cover-up hypocritical policies of a country that extends all kind of support to coup plotters. Turkey has always respected political unity and territorial integrity of the Arab countries and with this understanding sided with the legitimacy and supported efforts towards political solution in Libya. We will continue this principled stance. UAE Government's ugly and unfounded accusations against Turkey are, in fact, the result of an ulterior motive to hide its own destructive activities. For years, the UAE has been providing putschists in Libya with weapons, military equipment and mercenaries. UAE’s distorting actions on peace, security and stability not only in Libya, but also in Yemen, Syria and in the whole region, including the Horn of Africa, are well known by the international community. In this context, the support given by UAE to terrorist groups, particularly Al-Shabaab, and separatist activities in Yemen is not a secret. We invite the UAE Government to renounce its hostile attitude towards Turkey and to know its place. We reemphasize that stability and security of the region can be achieved by supporting the Libyan Political Agreement and the legitimate Government of National Accord, and not the illegitimate militias that indiscriminately target civilian people. http://www.mfa.gov.tr/sc_-30_-bae-db-ve-uluslararasi-iliskiler-bakanliginin-ulkemizi-hedef-alan-aciklamasi-hk-sc.en.mfa

The entire budget for 2020 Fiscal Year is 460 million, some of which come from direct revenue support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia. etc. That said, we should acknowledge Mogadishu does the heavy lifting but we should also acknowledge the airport and seaport is a transit hub for a lot of goods and people that are going to the rest of the country. In terms of accommodation, any medium-sized city in Somalia can accommodate the government. The federal government ain't exactly huge bureaucracy. Besides, many capital cities have been built from the ground up.

If Mogadishu believes this is a burden, perhaps the capital city should be moved somewhere else. You can't reap the benefits of being capital and then b!tch about it. I personally vote for Baraawe and Baydhabo.

That day shall come.

I can't believe you are peddling Kenya propaganda Galbeedi. The majority of the wealth is from legitimate means.

Ethiopia is run by part-time pastors. They think the Lord will protect them.

I am afraid this thing will be coming in waves. America is on its way to losing one thousand people by October.

So Somalia has five more cases.

Kenya, Jabuuti, and Somalia seem to have the most credible reports. Could a nation of 100 million people have 96 confirmed cases?

Senior Taaj official says NISA/Al-Shabaab receipt was doctored Senior Taaj official says NISA/Al-Shabaab receipt was doctored WWW.HIIRAAN.COM Mogadishu (HOL) - A dodgy report published by two leading Kenyan newspapers asserting that Somalia's intelligence agency is in cahoots with Al-Shabaab militants has been debunked by a senior official at...

Opposition collaborators

Capitalism is not dying but the Yanks lost the plot thanks to a dotard.

You mean there's a good chance won't hear from some Solers The old man had a long life, Godspeed.