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A leaked draft letter from Somalia to Trump offers US exclusive access to bases and ports

President Mohamud's March 16 letter to Trump proposed U.S. Access to Somali air bases and seaports.
The offer aimed to increase American involvement countering Islamist militants in Somalia and the region.
The draft letter suggested granting the U.S. Control over Berbera and Baledogle airfields, plus Berbera and Bosaso ports.
The letter sought to ensure uninterrupted access and prevent competitors from establishing a presence; Somaliland President Irro called it meddling.
The offer has strained relations between Somalia and Somaliland, as Somaliland insists it governs Berbera independently.

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A leaked draft letter from Somalia to Trump offers US exclusive access to bases and ports

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The draft of a letter from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to U.S. President Donald Trump offering exclusive access to air bases and seaports has reignited tensions between Somalia’s government and the breakaway region of Somaliland. In the letter, Somalia offers “exclusive operational control” over the Berbera and Baledogle air bases and the ports of Berbera and Bosaso to “bolster American engagement in the regi…

13 hours ago·Albuquerque, United States

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Somalia Offers U.S. Control of Airbases, Ports to Counter Islamist Militants

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wrote a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump last week offering the United States exclusive control of some of the nation's airbases and ports, which would greatly improve America’s military presence in the region. The post Somalia Offers U.S. Control of Ports, Airbases to Counter Islamist Militants appeared first on Breitbart.

2 days ago·United States

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Semafor

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Somaliland dismisses ‘misguided’ offer to hand over ports to US

The NewsSomalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland dismissed a plan by Mogadishu to hand the US control of two ports on the Gulf of Aden as “desperate and misguided.” The comments by Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adan, posted on X, came shortly after Semafor first reported the Somali government’s offer to Washington on Friday. Mogadishu does not control the assets it offered and the move was widely seen as an attempt by the govern…

3 days ago·New York, United States

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Somalia offers US control of airbases, ports

US will get an enhanced military presence in Horn of Africa

4 days ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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Somalia Offers US Exclusive Control Over Key Ports, But Somaliland Rejects

Image Credits: Wikipedia Africa’s easternmost country Somalia, has proposed to give the United States exclusive control over key ports and airbases. However, Somaliland has strongly opposed the offer, stating that Somalia has no authority over its territory. The proposal was leaked through a letter written by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and addressed to US President Donald Trump. The letter dated March 16, offers the US control over t…

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DP World's Horn of Africa investment – enter the US? - The Loadstar

To the Horn of Africa, where secessionist politics and military manoeuvrings are reshaping supply chains. This time it’s DP World in the geopolitical crosshairs, after a Somali government proposal that the US lease its ports of Berbera and Bosaso as a new regional miliary hub, according to a fascinating article in Semafor, which underscored how regional independence movements offer both enormous risk and reward to port developments. Trouble is, …

19 hours ago

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