Somalia cancels UAE agreements over sovereignty concerns
Somalia’s leadership insists the cancellations are necessary to defend national sovereignty, as power rivalries in the Horn of Africa continue to draw in regional and international actors.
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00:00Somalia's president Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud has announced that his government has cancelled all agreements with the United Arab Emirates,
00:08accusing the Gulf state of failing to respect Somalia's sovereignty and unity.
00:13In a televised address, Mahmoud said the federal cabinet decided to terminate agreements covering economic infrastructure, security and defense.
00:22The UAE did not treat us as a single unified government with sovereignty and independence.
00:33We repeatedly requested that they engage with us as one unified Somali government, but this did not happen.
00:41The president went further, accusing the UAE of bypassing the federal authorities and interfering in the Somalia's internal affairs.
00:58The UAE has long invested in Somaliland's Barbara Port and the development has intensified concerns in Mogadishu about foreign involvement in domestic affairs.
01:11They even engaged in illegal activities within the country by circumventing the federal government.
01:26Some actions were carried out without Mogadishu's full knowledge.
01:32The move comes amid heightening regional tensions following Israel's recognition of Somaliland.
01:38The breakaway territory Somalia considers part of its sovereign land.
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