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 Somaliland rejects federal governmnet’s reported offer of Berbera Port to U.S. Somaliland administration has rejected the Somali federal government's reported offer of the strategic Berbera port to the United States, dismissing the move as a "desperate and meaningless attempt" to derail Somaliland's push for international recognition. Somaliland's Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Aden denounced the offer as an act of political desperation by Mogadishu, according to Hiiraan Online local news media. "This is a desperate and pointless attempt by the failed Somali government," Aden said in a statement. "It reflects the behavior of a corrupt regime in its final throes—engaging in a suicidal operation. There is nothing Mogadishu can do to stop Somaliland's recognition." The reaction follows reports that Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud offered U.S. President Donald Trump exclusive operational access to key strategic assets in a March 16 l...