The National published on 21 January 2024 an article titled "El Sisi Warns Ethiopia over Somaliland Red Sea Deal" by Hamza Hendawi.
Following a visit to Cairo by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said Egypt will not allow any country "to breach or threaten Somalia's security." This was in reference to the Memorandum of Understanding announced earlier by Ethiopia and Somaliland.
