US EditionSomalia Criticises Israeli Recognition of Somaliland
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called Israel's recognition of Somaliland a violation of sovereignty and a threat to Horn of Africa stability, sparking regional diplomatic protests.
- Pakistan condemned Israel's recognition of Somaliland as unlawful, stating it undermines Somalia's unity.
- Pakistan's Acting Permanent Representative to the UN condemned Israel's recognition of Somaliland, stating it is a direct assault on Somalia's internationally recognised borders and a flagrant violation of international law.
- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recognition of Somaliland a blatant attack on Somalia's sovereignty, warning it could destabilize the Horn of Africa.
- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and countries like China and the UK rejected Israel's recognition of Somaliland, asserting it undermines Somalia's unity and territorial integrity.
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Why recognizing Somaliland is so risky for Israel
In the decades since residents in Somalia’s northwest region broke away from the East African nation during its 1991 civil war, Somaliland, as the area is known, has existed largely in geopolitical stasis. It has enjoyed relative stability and transfers of power despite no global recognition — until now.On Friday, the Israeli government became the first United Nations member nation to officially recognize Somaliland as an “independent and sovere…
Thousands of people gathered on 30 December 2025 to protest this first recognition of this self-proclaimed republic in 1991.
Israel has become the first country to recognize Somaliland as a State, the strip of Somalia – in the so-called Horn of Africa – which was proclaimed independent in 1991 after unilaterally separating itself from Somalia and until today had not been recognized by anyone, even by its Muslim neighbours. Netanyahu’s movement – which has caught the Trump administration by surprise – has aroused the anger of the Somali Government and the Arab countrie…
Rubio and Landau risk oversleeping on Somaliland opportunity
Perhaps the greatest legacy of President Donald Trump’s first term was ending the debate about whether China would be a cooperative power or competitor. In hindsight, it appears naive that any Republican or Democrat would believe that China wanted to do anything other than overthrow the post-World War II U.S.-led democratic international order. President Bill Clinton’s State Department allowed Chinese officials onto aircraft carriers to learn ab…
Israel plays the Uno reverse card on the two-state obsession
By recognizing real states instead of imaginary ones, Israel exposes the system that broke the region; its recognition of Somaliland, a functioning state for 30 years, underscores how sovereignty should be measured by reality, not rhetoric
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