The Soufan Center, an independent and non-profit research organization based in New York, published on 11 January 2024 an intel brief titled "Tensions Growing Between Ethiopia and Somalia over Somaliland Port Deal."
The analysis notes that the proposed deal is backed by the United Arab Emirates. On the other hand, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Arab League, Egypt, and Turkiye have sided with Somalia against the Ethiopia-Somaliland deal.
