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Somalia: Govt Calls for UN Action Against UAE Base in Berbera
Shabelle, 28 March 2018
Somalia has urged the United Nations Security Council to take action against the construction of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) military base in Somaliland. Read more »
Somalia Wants UN Action Against Berbera Port Deal
Somalia's Ambassador to the UN, Abukar Osman, has said that the agreement between Somaliland and the United Arab Emrates to establish a militatry base in the port city of Berbera is a "clear violation of international law".
Few signs show the way Laas Geel lies off the main asphalt road from Hargeisa to Berbera - a potential tourist destination itself due to pristine beaches and a historic old center of crumbling Ottoman architecture. It is reached after a bumpy cross-country drive. "The place is still completely natural so you don’t recognize it as the tourist attraction," said one German tourist.
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Somalia: Arab Interests, Ethiopia-Somalia Feud Play Out in Berbera Port Deal
East African, 17 March 2018
Ethiopia's latest attempt to overcome its geographical and economic disadvantage as a landlocked country by acquiring a stake in the Somaliland port of Berbera earlier this month… Read more »
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Somalia: Govt Summons UAE Ambassador Over DP World Concession for Berbera Port
Shabelle, 27 March 2018
The minister of state for foreign affairs and international cooperation, Abdelkader Ahmed-Khair Abdi in his office at the ministry of foreign affairs today, received his Excellency… Read more »
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Somaliland has for the second time approved a controversial port agreement with DP World over Berbera port, denouncing what it termed "belligerent and illegal" actions by the ... Read more »
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United Arab Emirates port operator DP World has been banned by Mogadishu authorities after the company signed a controversial agreement with Somaliland to operate the Berbera Port. Read more »
