Yesterday in Addis Ababa, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, and the President of Somaliland, Muse Bihe Abdi, have signed a partnership and cooperation agreement, defined as historic by the parties, which allows Ethiopia to secure and diversify its the nation's access to the sea through Somaliland's ports. In addition, the Memorandum of Understanding provides for a general strengthening the cooperation of the two African countries in the security and economic sectors.