Somaliland

A group of Somalis, carrying Somali flags and chanting slogans against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel, protest Israel's decision to recognize Somaliland, gathering in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on December 28, 2025.
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The two entities are negotiating a trade agreement regarding the use of Somaliland military bases after Israel recognised the breakaway state in December.

The New Arab Staff
25 February, 2026
Puntland officials had previously expressed willingness to take in refugees from Gaza [Getty]
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Turkish Minister Hakan Fidan (C), Somali counterpart Ahmed Moalim Fiqi (R) and Ethiopian counterpart Taye Atske Selassie Amde (L) hold a joint press conference after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, August 13, 2024. (Photo by Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu)
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Wadani party presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, also known as Irro, looks on while attending a press conference on November 10, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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Somalliland National Electoral Commission (SNEC) officials monitor the voting process at a polling station during the 2024 Somaliland presidential election in Hargeisa on November 13, 2024.
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Somali Defence Minister Nur looking at the docked Egyptian naval vessel carrying the 2nd arms delivery to the African nation in a month. [X]
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Hakan Fidan - Ahmed Moalim Fiqi - Taye Atske Selassie Amde meeting in Ankara
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