Bollore Africa Logistics Eye Berbera Port

[yawle]

Berbera, 28 May 2009 (Somalilandpress) — A delegation of French officials arrived on a private jet in the Somaliland port city of Berbera on Wednesday for talks with President Dahir Rayale and other senior officials who had already traveled from the capital [Hargeisa].

Sources close to the Somaliland government have told Somalilandpress that the delegation were representatives of Bollore Africa Logistics - a French company interested in investing in Somaliland’s port of Berbera - however when Somalilandpress contacted their Ethiopian office they refused to comment. Bollore is the first logistics network integrated in Africa and has over 200 agencies throughout Africa.

The French firm plans to establish network agents and provide complete logistics management to the port of Berbera to meet modern demands for Somaliland, Ethiopia and possibly South Sudan (to gain independence by 2011).

The three-men delegation met with Berbera Port Authority, Berbera City Councils and the President of Somaliland who warmly welcomed them to the hot red-sea port.
The two sides discussed ways to modernise the port of Berbera and boost its capacity so it can meet demands from Ethiopia, Somaliland and neighbouring states.

Somaliland Foreign Minister, the Deputy Minister of Planing, and Personal Secretary of the President were among the delegates that met with the French business executives.

More French companies are expected to arrive in Somaliland for potential investments. In February, The Banque pour le Commerce et l’Industrie - Mer Rouge (BCI-MR), the partly-owned subsidiary of French bank BNP Paribas became the first foreign bank to open it’s doors to Somalilanders. Their official 8-storey high building is currently under construction.

Somaliland is developing close ties with France partly because of Nicolas Sarkozy’s Napoleonic ambitions for France.

[S.dot.P]

then what happen

[rich-boy]

by napoleonic do u mean big ambitions was it 2 days ago that sarkozy open that military base at dubai

[MrPrestige]

duceysane everyone takes me serious, because i provide my evidences..however what i won't do anymore is naxaris...see my family used to teach iska dhaaf dadkas idorka awoowyasha ayaa si xun uu wasi jirey...but no more i don't adhere to that standard anymore...i am going to completely destroy isaaqland

caadi iska dhiig - you will die of too much cuqdad

[MrPrestige]

duceysane i don't appreaciate liars, i set the record straight...anytime i hear propaganda i will refute it with facts..

Berbera belongs to isaaq the port - the airport everything

[MrPrestige]

Duceysane for example..berbera port/airport is siyad investment...noone in sland has the right to claim it..if u want to claim other things isaaq have done u won't hear me complain, but don't claim she that aint yours...period

are you on crack isaaq invested on the port after the war - the port got old and cigaal and his government done some work on it and renewed it and the aiport , same with hargeisa they invested on it . and now you want to say we dont have rights to claim our cities airports and ports what a joke

[Cusmano]

Isaaq invested into the port? where is your proof for such claim....no evidence for your claim wax ka jirto malaha...that was done by siyad, isaaq just use it..not invest in the port...they do business on the port that darod built...if u dont agree then bring evidence that isaaq that changed anything on the port after siyad...or go here

[MrPrestige]

Isaaq invested into the port? where is your proof for such claim....no evidence for your claim wax ka jirto malaha...that was done by siyad, isaaq just use it..not invest in the port...they do business on the port that darod built...if u dont agree then bring evidence that isaaq that changed anything on the port after siyad...or go here

isaaq invested. sayid bare builded longtime ago so the port had to be renewed

[Cusmano]

Renewed like what? can u please explain and show the evidence isaaq renewed anything...all they do on there is business...if that what u call renew..then ur an idiot...

[MrPrestige]

Renewed like what? can u please explain and show the evidence isaaq renewed anything...all they do on there is business...if that what u call renew..then ur an idiot...

you dont know nothing about somaliland we renew the airport ,Port everything - does puntland have any proper airport - the garowe airport is fucked up

[Cusmano]

Garowe airport is being upgraded not to the international standard which is due to be finished at the end of 2009 at bossaso..which will have taxi rank, air traffic controllers, longer run away, modern terminals, etc....same with the port there is being extended to be deep sea port as big as djibouti...funded by the lootah a uae based firm put 270 million uae dirhams into it..and the world bank pledged 1.5 million funds into also..

Garowe airport is being extended longer because of africa oil who needs to get bigger planes to land there so they can go dig the oil out...so garowe airport is being extended and funded by africa oil, i think they pledged $250 000 into already..

Thirdly..u made claim i don't know anything about somaliland...if isaaqs did anything to that port that wasnt done under siyad..just show me 1 reference where they did that investment..im sure u could find reference for that claim...i can find all the references for any claim i make real quick...isaaq didnt nothing to the port except have ships there dock..dont claim shit u don't do simple..once i hear lies i'll slap u up and thats the way i am..

[Cusmano]

Duceysane majerten are starting from scratch and building...you didnt start from scratch u had siyad hand out's given to you and u worked from there..and still the international community says puntland citizens enjoy 5 times higher living standards then sland...and were still beating u, imagine if we started the same time, had the same things to work on..we would be killing u by now..we are 5 times winning according the international world..deal with it if u dont like what the international experts say go hang yourself sxb

[MrPrestige]

Duceysane majerten are starting from scratch and building...you didnt start from scratch u had siyad hand out's given to you and u worked from there..and still the international community says puntland citizens enjoy 5 times higher living standards then sland...and were still beating u, imagine if we started the same time, had the same things to work on..we would be killing u by now..we are 5 times winning according the international world..deal with it if u dont like what the international experts say go hang yourself sxb

actually hargeisa was started from scratch after the bombings it destroyed most of the places show me a picture of garowe airport your best 1?

[MrPrestige]

Garowe airport is being upgraded not to the international standard which is due to be finished at the end of 2009 at bossaso..which will have taxi rank, air traffic controllers, longer run away, modern terminals, etc....same with the port there is being extended to be deep sea port as big as djibouti...funded by the lootah a uae based firm put 270 million uae dirhams into it..and the world bank pledged 1.5 million funds into also..

Garowe airport is being extended longer because of africa oil who needs to get bigger planes to land there so they can go dig the oil out...so garowe airport is being extended and funded by africa oil, i think they pledged $250 000 into already..

Thirdly..u made claim i don't know anything about somaliland...if isaaqs did anything to that port that wasnt done under siyad..just show me 1 reference where they did that investment..im sure u could find reference for that claim...i can find all the references for any claim i make real quick...isaaq didnt nothing to the port except have ships there dock..dont claim shit u don't do simple..once i hear lies i'll slap u up and thats the way i am..

war your a charity cause didnt dhabshiil donated money for puntland yesterday

[Cusmano]

It's not called charity, it's called funding..and every government has it...and dahabshil investing that..good on them because they see their money is going somewhere their will be excellent returns...unlike their homeland hargeisa where the relief agencies say u r gaajo ppl and healh wise ur dying everyday..we have better health, living standard, education, u name it the west says PUNTLAND..