Ethiopia's Controversial Port Deal with Somaliland Sparks Regional Outcry and Tension
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Ethiopia's President Abiy Ahmed has struck a port access deal with the self-declared independent territory of Somaliland, potentially leading Ethiopia to recognize Somaliland's independence from Somalia. While intended as a diplomatic move to secure a sea outlet for landlocked Ethiopia, this agreement may escalate regional tensions by challenging Somalia's territorial integrity and stirring political unrest in a historically conflict-ridden area.
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- Why Ethiopia's port deal with Somaliland fuels tensions The Economist
- Why is Somalia so angry about Ethiopia’s new Red Sea port deal? Al Jazeera English
- Horn of Africa: Strategic port deal could trigger conflict DW (English)
- Somalia ‘nullifies’ port agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland The Guardian
- Ethiopia-Somaliland deal receives wide condemnations, including from Egypt, Turkey Al-Monitor
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