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Somalia, Somaliland
DP World opts for Bosaso over Berbera

It is virtually game over for Bashe Awil Omar, Somaliland's representative in Dubai and the son-in-law of President Ahmed Mohamed [...]

Published on 08.09.2017 at 03:30 GMT

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Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas
Ahmed bin Sulayem
Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud
Amina Mohamed Jirde
Bashe Awil Omar
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Musa Bihi Abdi
P&O Ports
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DP World downsizes in Berbera

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Musa Bihi Abdi dismantles his predecessor's legacy

Since mid-August, President Musa Bihi Abdi (MBA) has nationalised the [...]

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Troop movements on the Somaliland border

Over the last month, the Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo seems to have been adopting an increasingly bellicose stance. [...]

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The pretenders vie for position with Musa Bihi shortly to be sworn in

As the new president goes about forming his government, the pretenders are readying themselves for the fray.

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How will Musa Bihi Abdi reward his supporters and the Emirates?

According to information obtained by the Indian Ocean Newsletter, the Kulmiye candidate Musa Bihi Abdi, who was elected Somaliland president [...]

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Djibouti, Somaliland, UAE
Whom did Musa Bihi Abdi meet about the DP World contract?

The Kulmiye candidate for the presidential election in November, Musa [...]

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The Emirates count on Musa Bihi to parry the Saudis

The Emirates government is prepared to support the Kulmiye party's candidate in the president election in Hargeisa. His opponent, meanwhile, is toeing the Saudi line.

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Somaliland
A convoluted succession

In late August, Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud, known as Silanyo, underwent colon surgery in Abu Dhabi, prompting a serious succession crisis. [...]

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Could Bihi change his mind about UAE military base ?

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Hargeisa and Mogadishu choose their sides in Qatar crisis

While Somaliland has taken Saudi Arabia's side, Somalia has adopted a neutral position in the conflict pitting Qatar against the Gulf Countries. And in doing so each of them struck hard bargains.

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Somaliland
Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Decidedly, the arrival of the Dubai-based port operator DP World in Berbera is a highly delicate matter. According to Indian [...]

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London investigates Mohamoud Hashi Abdi

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DP World’s conditions to operate Berbera

The Indian Ocean Newsletter can reveal that DP World wants to impose conditions before the contract to run Berbera Port is definitively approved.

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Storm warning over DP World Berbera contract

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Bollore, MSC and DP World all after the Berbera contract

A new twist in the saga to obtain the concession and contract for the management of the port of Berbera (click here to read our special report)! The proposal by the French operator Bollore Africa Logistics (BAL) was almost buried [.

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Somalia, Somaliland
DP World opts for Bosaso over Berbera

Horn of Africa
DP World downsizes in Berbera

Somaliland
Musa Bihi Abdi dismantles his predecessor's legacy

Somalia, Somaliland
Troop movements on the Somaliland border

Somaliland
The pretenders vie for position with Musa Bihi shortly to be sworn in

Somaliland
How will Musa Bihi Abdi reward his supporters and the Emirates?

Djibouti, Somaliland, UAE
Whom did Musa Bihi Abdi meet about the DP World contract?

Somaliland
The Emirates count on Musa Bihi to parry the Saudis

Somaliland
A convoluted succession

Somaliland
Could Bihi change his mind about UAE military base ?

Somalia, Somaliland
Hargeisa and Mogadishu choose their sides in Qatar crisis

Somaliland
Berbera may not be a haven of peace for DP World

Somaliland
London investigates Mohamoud Hashi Abdi

Somaliland
DP World’s conditions to operate Berbera

Spotlight | Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somaliland
Storm warning over DP World Berbera contract

Spotlight | Somaliland
Bollore, MSC and DP World all after the Berbera contract

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Musa Bihi Abdi gathers in the support to succeed Silanyo