Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation on Friday. This decision may change regional politics and challenges Somalia’s claim that Somaliland is part of its territory. Somaliland lies along the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west,…
US President Donald Trump said he opposed US recognition of Somaliland in an interview with the New York Post published Friday, after Israeli Prime Minister and prominent Trump ally Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would become the first country to recognize it, AFP reported. “No,” the president told the Post when asked about US recognition of…
Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday — a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia’s longstanding opposition to its secession. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would seek immediate cooperation with Somaliland in agriculture, health, technology and the…
