Ethiopia Seeking to Regain Access to the Sea
Ethiopia Seeking to Regain Access to the Sea
Author(s): Jędrzej Czerep
Subject(s): Politics, Public Administration, Public Law, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Republic of Somaliland; Somalia; Ethiopia
Summary/Abstract: The president of the unrecognised Republic of Somaliland, an integral part of Somalia under international law, has agreed to lease 20 km of coastline to landlocked Ethiopia for a naval base and commercial port. In return, Ethiopia would be the first country in the world to formally recognise Somaliland. The Somali government considers this a hostile act and threatens to take retaliatory measures. The conflict is likely to consolidate the de facto division of Somalia and complicates the security situation around key maritime trade routes.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 3
- Publication Year: 2024
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
