The Berbera Port Deal: A Geopolitical Development and its Implications in the Horn of Africa
Journal: journal of social sciences review
Year: 2025

This study focuses on the mounting tensions in the Horn of Africa following a controversial deal in early 2024 between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi. Under the agreement, Somaliland, a self-declared territory not internationally recognized, granted Ethiopia access to the Red Sea via Berbera Port for 5 decades. However, this moves enraged Somalia, which considers Somaliland an integral part of its sovereign territory. For landlocked Ethiopia, the acco