By Thesstar

Citizens of the Horn of Africa region openly hate each other.

Ethiopian Prime Minister brokered the deal between Somalia and Kenya, ending a month-long diplomatic row over maritime boundary.

Ethiopian Prime Minister tries to broker a deal between Somalia and Kenya to end their yearslong maritime boundary.

Some Somalis argued that their government's decision to offer offshore blocks in London may have exposed a clandestine plan by Kenya to lay claim to a new Somali territory.

Many Somalis angered by Kenya’s strong language asked their government to stand up to Nairobi.

Addis Ababa’s change seems to be a part of a broader attempt to dismantle policies that cosseted Somali statelets with military and diplomatic support.

The Somali statement comes a day after Kenya expelled Somalia's Ambassador to Nairobi and recalled its envoy to Somalia for “urgent consultations.” 

The diplomatic row comes just weeks after Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire called Kenya, which has thousands of peacekeepers in southern Somalia, a "strategic ally"

Somalia's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources is expected to offer 50 blocks covering a total area of over 173,000 square kilometers, said Spectrum.

Somalis and Eritreans are disinclined to acquiesce to any political or economic integration that could weaken their hard-won sovereignties.