Somalia has accused Ethiopia of supplying weapons to its northeastern Puntland region amid growing tensions between the Horn of Africa neighbours.

Egypt has delivered a second cache of military equipment to Somalia as tensions in the Horn of Africa region rise between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland. ・Egypt has delivered a second cache of military equipment to Somalia amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region.

Tensions between the Horn of Africa countries increased on January 1, when Addis Ababa signed a deal with another northern region of Somalia – the breakaway territory of Somaliland – which gives landlocked Ethiopia long-sought-after access to the ocean.

Somalia has accused neighbouring Ethiopia of supplying weapons to its northeastern Puntland region, which this year unilaterally declared it would act as an independent state despite protests from the central government .

Somalia's Foreign Affairs Ministry alleges Ethiopia transported two lorries carrying weapons via Ethiopian territory to the Puntland region

The already volatile situation in the Horn of Africa is unlikely to subside soon as Egypt expands its role in Somalia, further raising tensions with Ethiopia.