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‘Don’t do it’: Somali president warns Ethiopia over Somaliland port deal

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has warned Ethiopia against taking steps to implement a controversial port deal it brokered with the breakaway region of Somaliland. Under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on January 1, Somaliland leased landlocked Ethiopia 20km (12 miles) of its coastland around the port of Berbera, on the Gulf of Aden, for 50 years for military and commercial purposes. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera on Tuesday, Mohamud said Ethiopian assets would have to cross into Somalia’s territory in order to reach the leased area and warned Addis Ababa against taking such a step. “So far Ethiopians haven’t come into Somalia. If they will, then […]

Hundreds rally against al-Shabab in Somali capital Mogadishu

Thousands of Somalis have attended a government rally in the capital Mogadishu against al-Shabab. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud described the armed group as ‘bed bugs who must be eradicated’. Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeraenglish #News #Somalia #Rally #Protests #AlShabaab #Somalis