Posted 1/2/2024, 8:02:49 AM
Somalia-Somaliland Tensions Rise Over Berbera Port Deal with Ethiopia
- Somalia's cabinet says deal allowing Ethiopia to use Somaliland's port of Berbera is null and void, endangers stability
- Somalia recalls ambassador to Ethiopia for talks over Somaliland port agreement
- Deal would give Ethiopia access to leased military base on Red Sea and stake in Ethiopian Airlines
- Somaliland would eventually be recognized as independent nation under deal
- Tension simmering around Horn of Africa as landlocked Ethiopia seeks seaport access; Somalia insists Somaliland is its territory