Somaliland hits out over Somalia's offer to Trump of Berbera airbase and port

Somaliland is Quietly Become a Regional Flashpoint

Somaliland is a breakaway state in Somalia that has spent the past few decades fighting and pushing for independence from the unstable turbulence in Somalia. Somaliland’s people have also suffered from the Horn of Africa’s destabilization resulting from the wars and ethnic cleansing in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Sudan. Currently, several ongoing conflicts are intertwined with Somaliland’s fight for international legitimacy, and the people of the unr…

Somalia Offers U.S. Full Control Over Somaliland's Port of Berbera

The geopolitics in the Horn of Africa have taken a new turn, with Somalia indicating that it is ready to offer the U.S exclusive control of it ports...

Somaliland hits out over Somalia's offer to Trump of Berbera airbase and port

The breakaway republic argues Berbera port and airbase are not Somalia's to give away.

Somaliland Rejects Somalia's US Port Deal Offer

Somaliland has firmly rejected Somalia’s attempt to grant the United States exclusive control over the strategic port and airbase in Berbera, asserting that Mogadishu has no authority over its territory. The breakaway region, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991 amid the country’s descent into civil war, insists that the facilities are beyond the control of Somalia’s central government. The disputed port lies on the vital Gulf of Ade…

Somaliland Police Commisioner returns from a tour to Ethiopia

Somaliland Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Abdirahman Abdilahi Hassan, yesterday returned to the country after wrapping up an official working visit to Ethiopia. Somaliland Police Commissioner held high level meetings with his counterpart, Ethiopian Police Commissioner, General Demelash Gebre Michael. The two sides discussed ways to consolidate the working cooperation between Ethiopia and Somaliland Police Forces. They also discussed ways…

Somalia's Shameless Deception: Offering Trump "Exclusive Control" of Ports It Doesn't Control and Can't Access

Key Points Somalia’s President offered US “exclusive control” over Berbera port and airbase, assets firmly under Somaliland’s control since 1991. Somaliland’s President responded: “No one has authority to broker Somaliland’s territory, and Hassan Sheikh cannot even govern Mogadishu.” The offered facilities are partially operated by UAE’s DP World, which has invested $442 million in Berbera Port. Somaliland officials called the offer “patently r…