The second shipment in a month arrives, as tensions increase between the two countries and Ethiopia.
Somali Defence Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur shared this picture on social media praising the alliance with Egypt
Egypt, a long-time rival of Ethiopia, has taken the opportunity to move closer to Somalia, stoking concerns about rising tensions in the Horn of Africa. But Somalia is furious that landlocked Ethiopia signed a preliminary deal at the beginning of this year with the self-declared republic of Somaliland to lease a section of its coastline. Somalia sees Somaliland as part of its territory.
"The unchecked proliferation of arms in an already fragile environment heightens the risk of an arms race, with various factions likely seeking to acquire their own stockpiles in order to safeguard their interests,"At the weekend, in a further sign of the strains in the region, Egypt called on its citizens living in Somaliland to leave for security reasons.
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