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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.
The Cabinet of Somalia held an emergency meeting on 2 January following the announcement of the MoU. [1] Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expressed his firm opposition to the agreement, saying Somaliland is part of Somalia under its constitution and the deal was conducted without legal basis with disdaining the rule of the UN, AU, and IGAD.
[109] [110] [111] Taiwan and Somaliland have mutual representative offices in each other's countries, similarly to how Taiwan conducts relations with other countries that do not recognize it. [ 112 ] [ 113 ] On 1 January 2024, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a memorandum of understanding giving Ethiopia access to the Red Sea via the port of ...
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 nationality law defines who is a Somaliland citizen, [169] as well as the procedures by which one may be naturalised into Somaliland citizenship or renounce it. [170] The Somaliland government continues to apply the 1962 penal code of the Somali Republic. As such, homosexual acts are illegal in the territory. [171]
Nearly ninety-eight percent of the population of nearly one and a quarter-million people approved the constitution and independence for Somaliland. [44] The international community was unwilling to officially recognize the sovereignty of Somaliland without official recognition and membership in the African Union. [45]
Israel was one of 35 countries that recognised Somaliland's brief independence in 1960. [2] 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 said last year that the UAE would train military in the semi-autonomous region, part of a deal to host a UAE base in the region. "The Berbera airport which was being built by the UAE ...