{"id":684,"date":"2025-12-28T10:16:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T10:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/?p=684"},"modified":"2025-12-28T10:16:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T10:16:19","slug":"somaliland-welcomes-israels-recognition-as-independent-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/28\/somaliland-welcomes-israels-recognition-as-independent-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Somaliland Welcomes Israel\u2019s Recognition as Independent State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Somaliland has welcomed Israel\u2019s decision to recognise it as an independent state, more than three decades after the self-governing region declared independence from Somalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an exclusive interview on Saturday, Somaliland\u2019s Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Awareness, Muuse Askar Guuled<\/strong>, described the move as a major diplomatic breakthrough following years of international isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIsrael has opened the door. It has responded to the long-standing request of the Republic of Somaliland, which for many years has appealed to the international community for recognition<\/em>,\u201d Guuled said. \u201cWe sincerely thank the Government of Israel for responding to our demands and aspirations for Somaliland\u2019s independence<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guuled expressed optimism that Israel\u2019s recognition could encourage other countries to follow suit, potentially enabling Somaliland to access international markets and strengthen its diplomatic standing after more than 34 years of seeking recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe the time has borne fruit. The world is now ready to be convinced to recognise Somaliland<\/em>,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He highlighted Somaliland\u2019s democratic governance, stability, and security as key attributes that distinguish it in the Horn of Africa, alongside its strategic geographical location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we offer the international community is our democracy, stability, and security; our openness to the world; and our strategic location\u2014an opportunity the world cannot afford to overlook<\/em>,\u201d Guuled added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel\u2019s decision has drawn criticism from several countries, including Egypt, Turkey, and Djibouti<\/strong>, which issued a joint statement rejecting Tel Aviv\u2019s recognition of Somaliland. Somalia also demanded on Friday that Israel reverse its decision, calling it an act of \u201caggression that will never be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to the backlash, Guuled said such opposition was expected and would not deter Somaliland\u2019s aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf they do not grant us recognition, they cannot stop others from doing so,\u201d he said. \u201cTheir hostility does not affect Somaliland. Those who support us are more numerous than those who oppose us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Israel becomes the first country to formally recognise Somaliland<\/strong> since it broke away from Somalia in 1991. The recognition follows letters sent in May 2025 by Somaliland\u2019s president to 190 countries seeking international recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a population of nearly six million, Somaliland has maintained relative peace and stability in a volatile region but has remained diplomatically isolated. The territory briefly gained international recognition in 1960 before voluntarily uniting with Somalia later that year. Despite operating its own government institutions, currency, flag, and parliament, Somaliland remains unrecognised by the United Nations, with some eastern regions still disputed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Somaliland has welcomed Israel\u2019s decision to recognise it as an independent state, more than three decades after the self-governing region […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"right-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"disabled","ast-banner-title-visibility":"disabled","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"disabled","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,31,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadership-growth","category-news","category-politics-gwosalawo2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":686,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684\/revisions\/686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gugudde.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}