Somalia annuls all agreements with UAE, including port deals

Residents wave Somali flags as they attend a rally denouncing Israel’s recent announcement recognizing the breakaway Somaliland region at Mogadishu Stadium in Mogadishu. (File/AFP)
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Updated 12 January 2026
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Somalia annuls all agreements with UAE, including port deals

  • “The Council of Ministers has annulled all agreements concluded with the United Arab Emirates,” a statement from Somalia’s Council of ​Ministers said

MOGADISHU: Somalia’s government ​said on Monday that it was annulling all agreements with the United Arab Emirates, including port deals and defense and ‌security cooperation, ‌citing ‌evidence ⁠the UAE ​had ‌undermined its national sovereignty.
“The Council of Ministers has annulled all agreements concluded with the United Arab Emirates, ⁠including those involving federal governmental ‌institutions, affiliated entities, and ‍regional administrations ‍operating within the territory ‍of the Federal Republic of Somalia,” a statement from Somalia’s Council of ​Ministers said.
“This decision applies to all agreements ⁠and partnerships relating to the ports of Berbera, Bosaso, and Kismayo ... (and) bilateral security and defense cooperation agreements,” the statement added.
There was no immediate comment from UAE authorities.