Source link The measure would reportedly allow landlocked Ethiopia unhindered maritime access while respecting Somalia’s territorial integrity Kenya has proposed a regional maritime treaty to resolve an escalating dispute in the Horn of Africa between Ethiopia and Somalia over a port access deal that breakaway Somaliland signed with Addis Ababa, Reuters reported on Thursday. The […]
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Niger negotiates port access after regional bloc exit move — RT Africa
Source link The landlocked country is reportedly in talks with Togo to maintain maritime trade despite its withdrawal from ECOWAS Niger has taken steps to secure access to the sea through neighboring Togo for commercial purposes after announcing plans to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which allows cross-border trade and […]
British aircraft carrier fails to leave port — RT World News
Source link The departure of the HMS Prince of Wales for NATO drills has been delayed, the UK Defense Ministry has said The HMS Prince of Wales has been unable to depart for the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, the British Defense Ministry has said. This marks the second blunder involving a Royal […]
African leader assures there’ll be no war with neighbor over port deal — RT Africa
Source link Ethiopia is only interested in peace with Somalia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, addressing fears about a fight over the agreement Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dismissed widespread concerns about a potential war with neighboring Somalia, which arose following his country’s disputed sea-access agreement with breakaway Somaliland last month. Abiy told Ethiopian […]
Egypt rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland port deal — RT Africa
Source link President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has said Ethiopia’s attempts to seize Somali territory are unacceptable Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has declared support for Somalia in the Horn of Africa nation’s dispute with landlocked neighbor Ethiopia. Tensions have escalated since the start of the year, when Addis Ababa struck a deal with breakaway Somaliland […]
India inks deal on first foreign port project – media — RT India
Source link Bilateral discussions with Iran were focused on the International North-South Transport Corridor Iran and India signed a bilateral agreement to further develop the Chabahar Port, establishing a “long-term cooperation framework” for the strategic maritime facility located on Iran’s southeastern coast, the Economic Times reported on Monday. India’s external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, who […]
Russian fertilizers for Zimbabwe arrive at African port — RT Africa
Source link It marks the fourth time Uralchem Group has donated agriculture supplies to the continent A ship carrying a humanitarian cargo of 23,000 metric tons of fertilizers bound for Zimbabwe has reached Beira in Mozambique, the port’s officials said on Tuesday. The shipment was sent by one of the largest fertilizer producers in Russia […]