{"id":2265,"date":"2025-12-27T08:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2025-12-27T01:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T01:42:58","slug":"israel-recognises-somaliland-as-independent-state-netanyahu-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2265","title":{"rendered":"Israel recognises Somaliland as independent state, Netanyahu says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somalia&#8217;s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel intended to immediately expand cooperation in agriculture, health, and technology. Somaliland&#8217;s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, called the development &#8220;a historic moment&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Tomorrow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4u2yMsPdG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognition by Israel could encourage other nations to follow suit, increasing the region&#8217;s diplomatic credentials and access to international markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Somalia&#8217;s prime minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, said his country categorically and unequivocally rejected what he called a deliberate attack by Israel on its sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abdullahi said in a statement that Somaliland would join the\u00a0Abraham Accords, in what he called a step toward regional and global peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Somaliland was committed to building partnerships, boosting mutual prosperity and promoting stability across the Middle East and Africa, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision has been condemned by the foreign ministers of Somalia, Egypt, Turkey and Djibouti, who in a statement affirmed their &#8220;total rejection&#8221; of Israel&#8217;s announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two countries had agreed to establish &#8220;full diplomatic ties, which will include the appointment of ambassadors and the opening of embassies&#8221;, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar\u00a0said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I have instructed my ministry to act immediately to institutionalise ties between the two countries across a wide range of fields,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Egypt&#8217;s foreign minister held separate phone calls with his counterparts in Somalia, Turkey and Djibouti to discuss issues including Israel&#8217;s declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement, Egypt&#8217;s foreign ministry said the four countries reaffirmed their support for Somalia&#8217;s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and warned against unilateral steps that could undermine stability or create what they called &#8220;parallel entities&#8221; to Somalia&#8217;s state institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also argued that recognising the independence of parts of sovereign states would set a dangerous precedent under international law and the United Nations Charter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement added that the ministers reiterated their rejection of any plans to displace Palestinians outside their homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel has for years been trying to bolster relations with countries in the Middle East and Africa, but recent wars including in Gaza and against Iran have been seen as a hindrance to democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historic deals struck late in Trump&#8217;s first term in 2020, known as the Abraham Accords, saw several countries including Muslim-majority United Arab Emirates and Morocco normalise relations with Israel, with other countries joining later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Somaliland has a strategic position on the Gulf of Aden, and has its own money, passports and police force. Born in 1991 after a war of independence against former dictator General Siad Barre, it has grappled with decades of isolation ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a population of almost six million, the self-proclaimed republic has recently been at the centre of several regional disputes involving Somalia, Ethiopia and Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year,\u00a0an agreement between landlocked Ethiopia and Somaliland\u00a0to lease a stretch of coastline for a port and military base angered Somalia. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4g417md05go\">(BBC)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somalia&#8217;s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel intended to immediately expand cooperation in agriculture, health, and technology. Somaliland&#8217;s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, called the development &#8220;a historic moment&#8221;. 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