or this port in somaliland, which geographically is closest.ould berbera make sense from a strategic perspective? but what are the ramifications of that for somalia and eritrea if ethiopia were to build this port in somaliland? kwaku: berbera makes sense because of proximity, but building there is a de facto reclamation of the independence of somaliland, and that is not good. that is not going to fly in the african union. but the way to get around that is to work within egad. so you probably have to solve their secession problem before berbera becomes a real option, because you don't want ethiopia going behind africa and recognizing somaliland while somalia is still contesting that. djibouti, i think djibouti is the other place, because it already has the logistics, it already has the relationship with djibouti. i understand that the port fees are very high, but you negotiate, you talk about that. and if relations with eritrea are getting better, assab is also a possibility. it is close to central ethiopia, where their industrial parks are. so