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Somalia Terminates All Agreements with UAE Over Sovereignty

Is Somalia defending its sovereignty from UAE interference, or is Mogadishu violating regional states' constitutional rights?

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Somalia Terminates All Agreements with UAE Over Sovereignty

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Above: Workers unload NGOs' food ratios from the Thorco Liva ship at Berbera port, Somaliland on July 21, 2018. Image credit: Mustafa Saeed/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-government narrative

Somalia's termination of all UAE agreements represents a necessary defense of national sovereignty against foreign interference. Strong evidence shows the UAE has actively undermined Somalia's territorial integrity through unauthorized military operations, illegal airspace violations and support for separatist movements. The decision to reclaim control over strategic ports and end security partnerships protects Somalia's independence from a Gulf power that has proven itself an enemy of Somali unity.

Middle East Monitor Somali Guardian Middle East Eye

Government-critical narrative

The federal government's unilateral cancellation of UAE agreements violates constitutional provisions granting regional states authority over their own security and development partnerships. Puntland and Jubaland retain legal rights under their state constitutions and Article 142 of the Provisional Federal Constitution to maintain agreements supporting critical counterterrorism operations and port development. This reckless move by Mogadishu reveals political theater designed to distract from domestic failures.

Dawan Africa FTL Somalia News.az

Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X

Metaculus Prediction

Establishment split

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PRO

Somalia cancels all agreements with the UAE, including at major ports