Israel announced on Friday that it is the first country in the world to recognize Muslim Somaliland, which separated from Somalia in 1991, as a sovereign state. At the same time, Somaliland has recognized Israel and full diplomatic relations are being established. Somalia and the African countries united in the African Union (AU) are strongly against the recognition of Somaliland. Follow all developments in the Middle East in our live blog.
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LIVE Middle East | African countries react negatively to Israeli recognition of Islamic Somaliland as a sovereign state
Bytaketonews
Dec 27, 2025