Ethiopia Warns of Security Threat From Egyptian Troops in Somalia

Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s army chief warned on Saturday that the deployment of Egyptian troops to neighbouring Somalia poses a growing threat to Ethiopia’s national security, amid heightened regional tensions.

Speaking before the Ethiopian parliament, Field Marshal Berhanu Jula said that the presence of foreign forces in Somalia, while officially framed as cooperation, could undermine Ethiopia’s sovereignty and regional stability.

“Foreign military deployments in Somalia under the guise of…