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While it did not explicitly recognize Somaliland as an independent country, it required "the Department of State to report to Congress on engagement with Somaliland". Additionally, the bill mandated a "feasibility study, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense , regarding the establishment of a partnership between the United States and ...
The United States engages Somaliland on policy matters such as democratization and economic development. In 2023, the United States provided $1,000,000 in aid through the International Republican Institute to support training for parliamentarians and other key programs in preparations for the 2024 Somaliland presidential election.
Somaliland seceded from Somalia over 30 years ago but is not recognized by the African Union or the United Nations as an independent state. Somalia considers Somaliland part of its territory.
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.
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.
The self-declared state of Somaliland is seeking US recognition as it pitches itself as a counterweight to Chinese influence in the Horn of Africa. There have been growing calls for Washington to ...
Somaliland is a de facto independent republic, but its independence remains unrecognised by any UN member state or international organisation. [1] All countries recognise Somaliland as part of Somalia. The government of Somaliland maintains informal ties with some foreign governments and has a small network of representative offices abroad.
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 ...