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United Arab Emirates' state-owned port operator DP World is poised to move forwards with the $442m redevelopment of Berbera Port in the autonomous region of Somaliland, despite being banned by Somalia from operating it. DP world is able to proceed with the internationally unrecognised government since Somalia has no recourse in which to enforce the ban. Yet, a 95% stake in the project by Ethiopia has helped validate it, even agreeing to construct a road linking the port and its capital Addis Ababa. Ethiopia currently relies solely on the port in Djibouti, which handles 19% of its imports and exports.