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Lease deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland over port access taken out of context

On January 1, 2024, Ethiopia signed an agreement with Somaliland – a breakaway region of Somalia – to use the territory’s port of Berbera. A post shared on Facebook on the same day claimed the deal gave Ethiopia ownership of the port. However, this is misleading: although the agreement guarantees landlocked Ethiopia leased access to the Red Sea port of Berbera, it does not constitute ownership.

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