MOGADISHU, Somalia >> Landlocked Ethiopia took the first steps toward gaining access to the sea on Monday, signing an agreement in the capital of Addis Ababa with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland to access the Somaliland coastline. The agreement strengthens the security, economic and political partnership between Ethiopia and Somaliland, a statement from the Ethiopian prime minister’s office said. Somaliland President Abdi said the agreement included a statement that Ethiopia would recognize Somaliland as an independent country in the near future. Somalia and Somaliland reached an agreement in Djibouti on Friday to strengthen cooperation on security and the fight against organized crime. Ethiopia lost its access to the sea when Eritrea seceded in 1993.

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“We will not stand idly by and watch our sovereignty being compromised,” President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told a joint session of Somalia’s federal parliament. Somaliland, a region strategically located by the Gulf of Aden, broke away from Somalia in 1991 as the country collapsed into warlord-led conflict. Somaliland's president said the agreement also included a clause that Ethiopia would recognize Somaliland as an independent country in the near future. Somalia's president said Somalia and Ethiopia share a long history and that embracing a peaceful coexistence is the only way to ensure lasting peace in the region. The agreement strengthens the security, economic and political partnership between Ethiopia and Somaliland, a statement from the Ethiopian prime minister’s office said.

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Somalia’s cabinet said on Tuesday that a pact its breakaway region of Somaliland had signed with Ethiopia allowing it to use the Red Sea port of Berbera was null and void, adding that it endangered the region’s stability. Somalia also recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia for deliberations over the Somaliland port agreement. “Ethiopia’s step … endangers the stability and peace of the region,” Somalia’s cabinet said in a statement after an emergency meeting. Somalia says Somaliland is part of its territory. Last week the Somali National News Agency said Somalia and Somaliland had agreed to restart talks to resolve their disputes, following mediation efforts led by Djibouti.

The action by the Somali government came a day after Ethiopia announced Monday signing a "historic" initial agreement with the self-declared republic of Somaliland that will allow landlocked Ethiopia to have access to the Red Sea. Abdi posted on X that in the memorandum Ethiopia "officially recognizes the Republic of Somaliland while Somaliland grants naval and commercial sea access on lease to Ethiopia for 50 years." Somalia warned Ethiopia against "any attempt to violate the sovereignty, independence, and unity of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Al-Shabab immediately responded to the deal and condemned the MoU signed between Ethiopia and Somaliland. Ethiopia sent its troops back into Somalia in early 2012 after militants expanded, and Ethiopian forces joined the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia.

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Landlocked Ethiopia signed an initial agreement with Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland on Monday to use its Red Sea port of Berbera, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office said. The Horn of Africa country currently relies on neighbouring Djibouti for most of its maritime trade. President Abdi said as part of the agreement, Ethiopia would also be the first country to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation in due course. The MoU pave the way to allowing Ethiopia to have commercial marine operations in the region by giving it access to a leased military base on the Red Sea, Abiy's National Security Adviser Redwan Hussien said. (Reuters - Reporting by Dawit Endeshaw and Abdi Sheikh, writing by Bhargav Acharya; editing by Andrew Heavens and Jason Neely)

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MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's cabinet will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss a pact Ethiopia signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland, allowing the former to use the Red Sea port of Berbera, the Somali state news agency said. In return, Somaliland would receive a share of state-owned Ethiopian Airlines, Redwan said, without giving more details. Somalia's cabinet will decide on a response at Tuesday's meeting, the Somali National News Agency (SONNA) said late on Monday. Somalia says Somaliland is part of its territory. Last week the news agency said Somalia and Somaliland had agreed to restart talks to resolve their disputes, following mediation efforts led by Djibouti.

Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc says it has won the contract to take over the ground handling services to Ethiopian Airlines at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. In a statement on Monday, it would be providing ramp handling services, cargo handling services, warehousing services and other aviation-related services to the airline starting from January 1. According to SAHCO, it has been responsible for providing cargo handling and warehousing services to Ethiopian Airlines since 2016 in Lagos, and full handling in Kano. “SAHCO has been providing cargo services and warehousing for Ethiopian Airlines for quite a while now and we have displayed a high level of professionalism according to global best practices. “With this new contract, SAHCO has increased the number of airlines that have moved their ground handling contract to SAHCO to enjoy the unrivalled services that SAHCO is reputed for.

ADDIS ABABA/MOGADISHU: Somalia will hold an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media said, after the breakaway region of Somaliland struck a “historic” deal with Ethiopia allowing Addis Ababa access to a Red Sea port. Monday’s surprise pact announced in Addis Ababa has triggered anger in Mogadishu, which only days earlier had agreed to resume dialogue with Somaliland after years of stalemate. The agreement with Somaliland — whose 1991 claim of independence from Somalia is not recognized internationally — gives landlocked Ethiopia long-desired access to the Red Sea, a key waterway for global trade. Somali National Television said on X, formerly Twitter, that there would an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss the agreement. On the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, Berbera offers an African base at the gateway to the Red Sea and further north to the Suez canal.

What to Know:Ethiopia has struck a port deal with the Somalian breakaway state of Somaliland to gain Red Sea access, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office announced earlier today. The Deal:The deal, in short, allows for Ethiopia, a landlocked country, to have access to the Red Sea through the port of Berbera in a lease agreement with Somaliland. The sovereignty and territorial integrity of our nation, Somalia, are sacrosanct. And it’s the duty of our government, as well as citizens, to safeguard both our sovereignty & territorial integrity. ?has no carte Blanche to violate our territorial integrity https://t.co/UHqZ8fMuv3 — Abdirizak Mohamed MP (@AbdirizakOm) January 1, 2024Somalia is expected to fully reject the deal, but a response remains unknown.