Since its proclamation of independence from Somalia in May 1991, Somaliland has sought international recognition for the ...

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar visited Hargeisa and Berbera in January 2026. This move places Israeli influence directly ...

- Brendon Cannon is Assistant Professor at Khalifa University’s Institute of International and Civil Security (IICS), Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Cannon’s academic specializations are in the changing balance ...

Israel’s recent recognition of Somaliland’s independence has been hailed by many Israeli commentators as a stroke of geopolitical genius. Certainly, at first glance, it would be hard to argue with ...

DP World has kicked off the development of a new edible oil terminal at the Port of Berbera in Somaliland, which will reduce supply chain costs and create vital local jobs. It has already agreed to a ...

Djibouti’s port is the main transit point for imports to and exports from Ethiopia, but the government in Addis Ababa wants to diversify its options. Somaliland, an unrecognised breakaway region of ...

Ethiopia signed a deal to boost trade through Somaliland’s Berbera port amid congestion at a facility in neighboring Djibouti, officials said. Tariffs have been revised and a committee established to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Anchored at the deepwater port of Berbera, an Ethiopian-flagged ship offloads its cargo of sugar and rice ...

Dubai-based DP World is expanding its operations in Somaliland as part of a plan to turn the breakaway region into a major trade hub. Though Somaliland has relinquished commercial power, it may gain ...