By Giulia ParaviciniNAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia's deal to lease a port in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has infuriated the government in Mogadishu and prompted concern it will further destabilise the Horn of Africa region. Somalia has responded by calling the deal an act of agression and says it will block it. Ethiopia says it is merely striking a commercial arrangement to address a need for access to the sea. Ethiopia lost sea access in the early 1990s when its then-province Eritrea seceded following a three-decade war. So far, no country has publicly backed the port deal.

Source: Ethiopian News January 24, 2024 12:42 UTC