Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged Somaliland authorities to enter into dialogue with the federal government, insisting that national unity remains non-negotiable following Israel’s unprecedented recognition of the breakaway region as an independent state. Mohamud made the call during a landmark visit on Friday to Las Anod, the administrative capital of the Sool region […]
The Government of the Republic of Somaliland has issued a strong statement rejecting what it described as false claims by Somalia regarding authority over the port of Berbera and related international agreements. In an official release on 13 January 2026, Somaliland authorities emphasised that Berbera forms an integral part of its sovereign territory. Somalia holds […]
A coalition of 22 Islamic nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the recent visit by Israel’s foreign minister to Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, describing it as an illegal act that violates Somalia’s sovereignty and international law. The joint statement, issued on Thursday 9 January 2026, expressed “strong condemnation of […]
Somaliland has robustly defended its newly established diplomatic relations with Israel, brushing aside fierce criticism from Somalia and the wider Arab and Muslim world as the breakaway region pursues long-elusive international recognition. In a combative television interview on Wednesday, Hersi Ali Haji Hassan, chairman of Somaliland’s ruling Waddani party, insisted the territory had little choice […]
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has called for the immediate revocation of Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, describing the move as a violation of Somalia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity. The council adopted the position at its 1324th ministerial meeting on 6 January, chaired by Democratic Republic of Congo Foreign […]
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar arrived in Somaliland’s capital on Tuesday for the first high-level Israeli visit since Israel became the first country to recognise the breakaway region’s independence last month, drawing sharp condemnation from Somalia and regional powers. Saar landed in Hargeisa and was received by government officials at the airport, according to a […]
Somaliland on Thursday firmly rejected allegations from Somalia that it had agreed to host Israeli military bases or resettle displaced Palestinians from Gaza in exchange for Israel’s recent recognition of its independence. Somaliland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the claims “baseless” and said its ties with Israel were “purely diplomatic” and in line with international […]
Somalia’s president has said his country opposes any Israel presence in the breakaway region of Somaliland, warning that Israel recognition of the territory risks importing Middle East conflicts to the Horn of Africa. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in an exclusive interview with Turkish broadcaster TRT World, said Somalia has never threatened Israel and does not […]
Somalia president accuses Somaliland of agreeing to resettle Palestinians from Gaza and host Israeli military base in exchange for diplomatic recognition, as United States defends Israel move at United Nations. Mohamud claims intelligence on secret pact Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused breakaway Somaliland of accepting Israeli conditions that include joining Abraham Accords, permitting […]
The United States defended Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland as an independent state during a tense U.N. Security Council meeting, highlighting divisions over the move that has reshaped diplomacy in the Horn of Africa. Israel became the first U.N. member state to formally recognize Somaliland on Dec. 26, more than three decades after the region […]
Somaliland recalled its diplomatic representative, Abdilahi Cukuse from Djibouti on Wednesday for consultations, the self-declared republic’s foreign ministry said, amid regional fallout from Israel’s recent recognition of Somaliland. The ministry described the recall as routine, part of “ongoing diplomatic engagements and in line with established diplomatic practice,” without giving further details. The move follows Israel’s […]
Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent state has drawn sharp international criticism, but analysts point to strategic interests in the Red Sea region as the driving force behind the move. Jerusalem announced the recognition on 26 December 2025, more than three decades after Somaliland broke away from Somalia. This makes Israel the first […]
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