Why Ethiopia is so alarmed by an Egypt-Somalia alliance

The withdrawal of troops would also leave Ethiopia vulnerable to jihadist attacks, Christopher Hockey, a senior researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, told the BBC. The planned deployment of Egyptian troops along its eastern border would also make Ethiopia particularly apprehensive, he added. Egypt sees Ethiopia’s Nile dam - in the west of the country - as an existential threat – and has warned in the past that it will take “measures” should its security be threatened.