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Israel was one of 35 countries that recognised Somaliland's brief independence in 1960. [17] However, it does not currently hold direct diplomatic ties with Somaliland.In February 2010, Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Yigal Palmor was quoted in the Haaretz Daily that his government was ready to recognise Somaliland again.
Somaliland is situated in the northwest of recognised Somalia. It lies between 08°N and 11°30'N, and between 42°30'E and 49°00'E. [37] It is bordered by Djibouti to the west, Ethiopia to the south, and Somalia to the east. Somaliland has an 850 kilometres (528 mi) coastline with the majority lying along the Gulf of Aden.
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While Somaliland has close links with the UK as a former part of the empire, the only country which recognises it is Ethiopia which signed a deal for access to the sea at the port city of Berbera.
Pro-recognition Republicans have presented Somaliland as a good business case, hoping to appeal to Trump's deal-making approach. Project 2025 used the term "hedge".
Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state internationally recognised as a part of Somalia. It has applied to join the Commonwealth under observer status. [63] [64] Its borders are approximate to those of British Somaliland, which was a protectorate from 1884 to 1960. South Sudan: 2011 [65] Africa: Eastern Africa: 13,670,642
1991 May 18 — Somaliland declares independence from Somalia but is not recognized by any other country. 1993 May 24 — Eritrea breaks off from Ethiopia. 1994 February 28 — Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands are transferred by South Africa to Namibia. 2008 August 14 — Bakassi transferred to Cameroon by Nigeria
The president of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has said his government will press ahead with an agreement signed earlier this month with landlocked Ethiopia to give it access to the sea ...