Ethiopia and Somaliland army chiefs dey discuss military cooperation as concerns rise ova a deal wey fit give Ethiopia naval base for Gulf of Aden. Dem sign the deal on January 1, wey go give Ethiopia both commercial and military access to the sea. Somalia see am as aggression, considering Somaliland as part of its territory and don vow to defend its sovereignty. Somaliland, wey secede from Somalia for 1991, no get international recognition as an independent state.