Somalia

Somalia, African nations denounce Israeli recognition of Somaliland

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Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the northern region of Somaliland as an independent state. A man holds a flag of Somaliland in front of the Hargeisa War Memorial monument in Hargeisa on November 7, 2024. Somaliland’s president on December 26, 2025 welcomed Israel’s … Read more

‘Deliberate attack on sovereignty: Somalia on Israeli recognition of Somaliland

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Somalia reacted angrily on Friday after Israel formally recognised its northern region of Somaliland as an “independent and sovereign state” — the first country to do so. Israel formally recognised Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, as an “independent and sovereign state”.(AFP) Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has for decades … Read more