Why is Ethiopia risking war for a port?

Ethiopia’s president, Abiy Ahmed, has signed a deal with Somaliland to get his landlocked country direct access to the sea. Abiy hails this as an act of diplomacy, but could it destabilise an already volatile part of the world? 00:00 - a new dispute in the Horn of Africa 01:00 - the historical context 01:29 - the implications of the new deal Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI Read more about the region: https://econ.st/4b1lIwv Ethiopia’s deal with Somaliland: https://econ.st/3tJGQGB Why does Ethiopia want access to a seaport?: https://econ.st/3H9RA45 Why Somaliland isn’t a recognised state: https://econ.st/48pfwMY Conflict in the Horn of Africa: https://econ.st/48mt7of