Ethiopia-Somaliland Port Deal And Geopolitics Of Western Indian Ocean – Analysis

By Sankalp Gurjar

On January 1, Ethiopia signed a deal with Somaliland for port access. As per the deal, Ethiopia will recognize the self-governing territory of Somaliland in exchange for the sea access and a military base. Ethiopia is the largest land-locked state in the world and a growth engine of the Horn of Africa. The...