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 ...

Thousands gather in Hargeisa, the capital of the breakaway region of Somaliland, to celebrate its recognition by Israel -- a decision condemned by the Somali president as a "threat" to stability in ...

On December 26, 2025, Israel’s recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as a sovereign nation sent a clear message to the international community: It is time to acknowledge the political and legal ...

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s defense of Somalia’s territorial claims and her opposition to the recognition of an independent Somaliland has been criticized as authorities ramp up investigations into alleged mass ...

Somaliland has been functionally independent for three decades—and the Trump administration has much to gain from formally recognizing it. On December 26, Israel made waves across Africa and the ...

Some states question if recognition part of a bid to relocate Palestinians or establish military bases US accuses Security Council of double standards after Western countries recognize Palestinian ...

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Israel defended on Monday its formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, but several countries at the United Nations ...

A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli air strike on Sanaa, Yemen, in August [Reuters] The leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels has warned any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a ...

A group of 21 Arab, African and Islamic nations on Saturday issued a joint statement formally rejecting Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. The statement asserted that ...

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A growing number of countries on Saturday rejected Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected the recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation by Israel a day earlier, the first ...