East African neighbors mending fences – Reuters

Ethiopia’s defense minister has visited Somalia amid a naval base dispute

Ethiopian Defense Minister Aisha Mohammed Mussa has visited Somalia, signaling a possible detente between the two African countries, according to Reuters.

Addis Ababa had angered Mogadishu last year by signing a deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland to host an Ethiopian naval base. Ethiopia has been landlocked since the secession of Eritrea in 1993.

Somalia’s foreign minister...