No backdoor deals. Somalia Parliament banned DP World and nullified its “illegal” Berbera port development deal with Ethiopia and the autonomous region of Somaliland. BY TESFANEWS Somalia’s lower parliament has voted to nullify a port investment deal between DP World, Ethiopia, and the autonomous region of Somaliland with a landslide of 168 votes out of […]
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BY TAIMUR KHAN | THE ARAG GULF INSTITUTE On February 22, Djibouti seized control of the Doraleh Container Terminal from its joint owner and operator, the Dubai-based DP World. The seizure was not wholly unexpected and was the culmination of Djibouti’s deteriorating bilateral ties with the United Arab Emirates and a lost legal battle with […]
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BY SARAH TOWNSEND | THE NATIONAL The Republic of Somaliland has hit back against the Somalian prime minister’s statement on Friday that a tripartite port deal involving UAE ports operator DP World to grant Ethiopia a stake in the Port of Berbera was “null and void”.
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Deal comes a week after Djibouti seizes Doraleh Container Port BY GULF NEWS Ethiopia has acquired a 19 percent stake in the Port of Berbera in Somaliland following an agreement with DP World and the Somaliland Port Authority. The agreement leaves DP World as the majority shareholder in the port, with 51 percent. Somaliland will […]
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BY THE NATIONAL - SOMALILAND The government of the Republic of Somaliland [not yet recognized] has officially responded to statements made by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn last week during a joint press conference with Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, who was in the country on a state visit.
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By Mohamed Farah Abdi, As the Iran Press TV broadcasted, Somalia’s government is reportedly planning to file a legal case against the rulers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for setting up a military base in the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland.
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By Sputnik News, The United Arab Emirates is in the process of landing permission to establish a military post in Somaliland, a self-governing province that has so far failed to achieve international recognition as a sovereign nation. UAE delegates submitted a formal request to establish a defense base in the region, Somaliland foreign minister Sa’ad […]
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Amid congestion at a facility in neighboring Djibouti, landlocked Ethiopia wanted 30% of its trade to go via Berbera. By Walta Info, The Republic of Somaliland has said that it will open the old port of Berbera, which is currently undergoing renovation to be an alternative port for Ethiopian container traffic within a maximum of […]
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