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A senior official in Tigray’s Atsbi district said 138 people have died of starvation as the compounded effects of drought and a post-conflict humanitarian crisis continue to push millions deep into food insecurity across Northern Ethiopia.

The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud travels to Eritrea this Monday as he continues to increase diplomatic pressures on Ethiopia after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Addis Ababa and the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The president signed a law which he said would nullify the agreement while Ethiopia insists no party or country will be affected. Meanwhile a senior Somaliland cabinet minister has resigned voicing opposition to the MoU.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the Ethiopian Prime Minister and the Somaliland President will reportedly allow Ethiopia to lease access to the Red Sea where it will build a military base and a port. But details are still sketchy.

As most of the world starts a new year on Monday 1 January 2024 Ethiopia is set to achieve a diplomatic milestone by officially joining a group of emerging countries simply known -until now- as BRICS.