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Title:Ethiopia and its Neighbors: An Evolution of Relations, 1974-1989
Author:Yagya, V.S.
Year:1990
Periodical:Northeast African Studies
Volume:12
Issue:2-3
Pages:107-116
Language:English
Geographic terms:Ethiopia
Arab countries
Kenya
Djibouti
Somalia
Subjects:foreign policy
Politics and Government
Inter-African Relations
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/43660317
Abstract:This paper discusses Ethiopia's relations with its neighbours after the 1974 revolution. The new authorities did not quite abandon the diplomatic legacy they received. Revolutionary Addis Abeba has carefully preserved all great achievements in the field of foreign policy which correspond to the needs of an independent national development. The dethroning of the emperor, the new regime's radicalism, the rhetoric of confrontation abundant in the speeches of the Ethiopian leaders, could not help but bother Ethiopia's many Arab neighbours. As a result of the negotiations that Ethiopian delegations held in the capitals of African States in 1974-1975, they managed to break the ice of distrust and suspicion toward the events in Ethiopia and even in a number of cases to establish closer connections than before. A treaty of friendship and cooperation was signed between Ethiopia and Djibouti and relations with Kenya became better. Ethiopia's close cooperation with Djibouti and Kenya has been developing against the background of its worsening relations with Somalia and Sudan. However, since 1986 there have been signs of improving relations between Ethiopia and Somalia, and during the last two to three years there have been certain signs of improvement in Ethiopia-Sudan relations. Note, ref.
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