Somaliland-Ethiopia port deal: international opposition flags complex Red Sea politics

By Jutta Bakonyi, Professor in Development and Conflict, Durham University

The memorandum of understanding between Ethiopia and Somaliland announced on 1 January 2024 set off diplomatic rows in the Horn of Africa – and beyond.

Details of the agreement are not publicly known, but both state leaders have touched on its content. Among the main elements:

Ethiopia gets a 50-year lease on a strip of land on Somaliland’s Red Sea coast for naval and commercial maritime use…

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