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Somalia president nullifies Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal. Here are the details

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Somali president signs a law nullifying an agreement by the breakaway Somaliland region to grant Ethiopia access to the Red Sea. The deal would have seen Ethiopia lease 20 km around the port of Berbera, on the Gulf of Aden, for 50 years for its navy and commercial purposes.

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The Guardian

Somalia ‘nullifies’ port agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland

The deal, which would see Ethiopia recognise Somaliland in return for sea access, has inflamed tensions across the region

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Infobae

El presidente de Somalia firma la anulación del polémico pacto de Etiopía y Somalilandia

Mogadiscio, 7 ene (EFE).- El presidente de Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, firmó una ley con la que "anuló" el polémico pacto que acordaron este lunes las autoridades etíopes y de Somalilandia, una región somalí autoproclamada independiente, para garantizar a Etiopía una salida al mar Rojo."Esta ley es una ilustración de nuestro compromiso de salvaguardar nuestra unidad, soberanía e integridad territorial según el derecho internacional", aseguró…

4 months ago·C A B A, Argentina

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WION

Somalia president nullifies Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal. Here are the details

In a move that has heightened regional tensions, Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed into law the annulment of a contentious agreement between the breakaway Somaliland region and Ethiopia. This is based on a Reuters report. The deal, signed on New Year's Day, involved granting Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in exchange for recognising Somaliland as an independent nation. The law, signed on Saturday, rejects the agreement that would

4 months ago·Noida, India

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RIA Novosti [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Somaliland's President annuls Somaliland's port pact with Ethiopia

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud said he signed a law “annulling” the agreement between the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland in northern Somalia and... RIA Novosti, 07.01.2024

4 months ago·Russian Federation

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Bloomberg

Somalia’s president signs law canceling Ethiopia Red Sea access deal

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud officially invalidated Ethiopia’s agreement that granted the landlocked Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, access to the Red Sea in exchange for a stake in

4 months ago·United States

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Arab News

Somalia signs law ‘nullifying’ Ethiopia-Somaliland port pact

NAIROBI: Somalia’s president has signed a law “nullifying” a contentious agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland in a largely symbolic gesture of his government’s displeasure over the deal to grant port access. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said the law voided the “illegal” pact, giving landlocked Ethiopia long-sought access to the Red Sea through Somaliland, a separatist

4 months ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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