Somalia’s government-owned media has been playing a song that some people say encourages bad behavior. The song was performed by the Somali police band.
It brings back old feelings of dislike towards Ethiopia because of the agreement they made with Somaliland on January 1st.
The song talks about a war that happened between Ethiopia and Somalia in 1977, almost 50 years ago.
The song says, “If you don’t want peace, we will give you a chance to remember what we did to you in 1977. ”
During the fighting, soldiers from Somalia went far into Ethiopia and took control of a large area before the Ethiopian army, which had better weapons, pushed them back.
Both sides say they won.
The song titled Remember What We Did to You in 1977, along with two other songs about Ethiopia, have been shared a lot on social media by Somalis.
Somaliland became its own country in 1991, but other countries do not officially accept this.
Somaliland might lease some of its coastline to Ethiopia. Somalia is upset about this because it feels like Ethiopia is trying to take its land.
Lately, the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and the prime minister said that their families have fought against Ethiopia for a long time to protect their country. They feel they have to continue the fight.
President Mohamud said that the person causing division among our people is like an enemy. We have been fighting with them for a long time, but we are all still the same people. We should resist them.
The leaders of the country say that Ethiopia is a danger to its security.
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Tension between Somalia and Ethiopia evokes memories of 1977
