Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said members of the Somali community have reached out to his office following reports of Somali child care providers in Washington being harassed and accused of ...

The flag of Somaliland flies during the 2024 presidential election, as Israel’s recognition of the territory drew criticism at the United Nations. Countries at the United Nations raised concerns over ...

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 ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia(AP) — Tens of thousands of Somalis gathered across the country Tuesday to protest Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, a move condemned by more than 20 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Somaliland has been largely independent of Somalia since the 1991 Somali Civil War, when the northern territory officially separated from the rest of the country and established a relatively peaceful, ...

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 ...

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 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — 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 ...