Ethiopia says it recognises the sovereignty of Somalia over the whole of its territory despite a list on the ministry of foreign affairs website suggesting that Somaliland, which has declared itself independent of Somalia in 1991, is a separate country.

Somaliland's independence has not been recognised by any country.

The Ethiopian website also listed Puntland, a semi-autonomous area within Somalia, as a separate country.

"There are many issues with the website and we are looking into it," spokesperson Nabiyat Getachew told BBC Afaan Oromoo.

He pointed out that the list shows that Ethiopia's ambassador is in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and that there are consul generals in the other places.

Some former Somali government ministers have involved themselves in the row.

Referring to the earlier mistake on the website that showed a map of Ethiopia covering most of Somalia, Abdi Aynte said on Twitter: "If they said the first one was a mistake, what will they say about this? There is a long-standing culture of denying the unity and sovereignty of Somalia."

Former Foreign Minister Yusuf Garaad also tweeted: "Our government should not be quiet in the way they have been quiet about the map."