Analysis: Egypt's growing military alliance with Mogadishu is causing alarm in Ethiopia, with fears Somalia could become the theatre for a proxy conflict.
![Somali Defence Minister Nur looking at the docked Egyptian naval vessel carrying the 2nd arms delivery to the African nation in a month. [X]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2024-09/Somali%20Defence%20Minister.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=rsRpZcjq)
![Mohamud and Sisi met in Cairo before signing the defence pact [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2024-08/GettyImages-1943409444.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=4Abt2rbI)
![Turkey and Somalia signed an economic and defence deal earlier this year [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2024-07/GettyImages-2149335457.jpg?h=199d8c1f&itok=3YxqRm7q)
