Israel’s recognition of Somaliland “is (a) threat to the security and stability of the world and the region,” Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told an emergency parliamentary session Sunday. Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud warns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland threatens regional stability(AFP) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Friday announcement, made his country the first to…
US President Donald Trump has refused to back Israel in recognising Somaliland, saying that he opposed the US recognition of the breakaway region of Somalia. Benjamin said he would advocate for Somaliland during his meeting with US President Donald Trump.(Reuters File) In an interview with the New York Post published Friday, Trump questioned if “anyone…
Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, triggering backlash from nations in the Horn of Africa. “I announced today the official recognition of the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state,” Netanyahu said.(via REUTERS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the recognition had been extended “in the…