MSB did make and agreement and before flying to Djibouti called all the Ogaden elites in his govt and told them that he has been supporting them for too long and it was time for Somalia not to bear the burden and he left off for Djibouti where he me Mengistu.Siad barre and his counterpart never made an agreement to sell the ogaden or something. The agreement was a peace agreement that would ensure that they shouldnt attack eachother or support the rebels in the country of his counterpart. Somalia officially never accepted the colonial borders, this is known for both kenya, ethiopia and Somalia.What do two disagree parties do when they want to make a truce ?
How did Siad Barre sell of the Ogaden when he never had control over the Ogaden,
One of them has to backdown from his claim that is what MSB did.
They reached a truce and the Ogaden was the sacrificial lamb.
Prior this period corruption and nepotism was rampant and the country was facing economic strains and rebel groups were helping Ethiopian forces to venture into Somalia's international recognised boundaries.
MSB thought that in handing out the Ogaden things would normalise but sadly things culminated into disaster.





