“Even for a hired lobbyist, Rubin’s ignorance is much worse than his abject lies. He claims that ‘Eritrea contemplated invading Somaliland in order to gain a port on the Red Sea.’ – @hawelti BY APA NEWS Eritrea has reacted strongly to what it calls the preposterous claims made against the country and its people by […]
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BY ABDI GULED | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Somalia’s government announced it is cutting diplomatic ties with Guinea, accusing the West African country of violating its sovereignty. The decision came after the president of the breakaway northern territory of Somaliland received a red carpet welcome in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, earlier this week.
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“Eritrea expressed keen interest to facilitate future Somalia-Somaliland talks in Asmara” – Somalia Deputy PM BY GAROWE ONLINE Eritrea has joined countries that have shown interest in facilitating prospective talks between Somalia’s Federal Government and the breakaway region of Somaliland.
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The trip marks the first-ever Eritrean gov’t delegation visit to Somaliland BY SHABAIT Senior Eritrean delegation comprising Mr. Osman Saleh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Presidential Advisor Mr. Yemane Gebreab are on a working visit to Somaliland.
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BY NIZAR MANEK | BLOOMBERG A self-declared republic in Somalia asked Ethiopia to reroute its nascent oil and gas exports via a proposed new pipeline, challenging Djibouti’s long-held plans for a conduit. The overture from Somaliland comes as Ethiopia begins exploiting an estimated 8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and test-drilling for oil in […]
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BY EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY The UAE has decided to disband its military training programme in Somalia which started in 2014 to build the capabilities of the Somali army. The decision comes in response to Somali security forces’ seizure of a UAE-registered civil aircraft at Mogadishu Airport and confiscation of money destined to pay the soldiers.
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In Somalia, which already lacks a strong central government, the foreign military presence risks aggravating matters and contributing to the country’s disintegration BY MUSTAFA SALAMA | MIDDLE EAST EYE Late last month, Somalia called on the United Nations Security Council to halt the construction of a UAE military base in Somaliland. Somalia’s ambassador to the […]
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No backdoor deals. Somalia Parliament banned DP World and nullified its “illegal” Berbera port development deal with Ethiopia and the autonomous region of Somaliland. BY TESFANEWS Somalia’s lower parliament has voted to nullify a port investment deal between DP World, Ethiopia, and the autonomous region of Somaliland with a landslide of 168 votes out of […]
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