Somaliland, a relatively stable and democratic territory in the Horn of Africa, sits at a strategic crossroads linking Africa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Somaliland plans to use the momentum from Israel’s recognition of the breakaway state to press its case to Washington and other ...

A security presence in the Horn of Africa could draw an already fragile region into Middle East war.

Israel’s announcement late last year that it would recognise Somaliland as an independent state was followed almost immediately by anger from Somalia and condemnation across Africa and the Middle East ...

On December 26, 2025, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced on X that Israel has recognized Somaliland, becoming the first country in the world to officially do so. “Over the past year, ...

President Donald Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 29, 2025, but the U.S. president appears reticent about recognizing Somaliland, as Israel did on December 26 ...

Armed with nothing but a crowbar and shovel in the hills of Somaliland, Ahmed Ibrahim hacks away at rocks where he and fellow miners have already found tonnes of lithium. Officials in the breakaway ...

Africa's regional governance bodies on Saturday rejected Israel's recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation, a day earlier. Somaliland, a territory of more than ...

Somaliland — a self-declared state recognized only by Israel — now seeks to deepen its ties with Jerusalem beyond diplomacy. The president of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi, is expected to ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia(AP) — The Israeli foreign minister visited Somaliland in the Horn of Africa on Tuesday and promised Israel would foster flourishing ties as the first country to recognize the ...

In a statement, Netanyahu congratulated Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, praised his leadership and invited him to make an official visit to Israel. He said the declaration aligns ...