Somaliland is due to hold a presidential election on 13 November 2024, and the results will be important for two main reasons. What will the leadership outcome mean for Somaliland’s democratic ...

The Somaliland opposition Waddani party won a crushing victory in the presidential election held last week, the country’s electoral commission announced Tuesday. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, ...

In the initial phase, Lotem will serve as a non-resident ambassador to Somaliland, reflecting the early stages of diplomatic engagement between the two sides.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially recognized the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday, making his country the first UN member state to grant de ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland on Thursday swore in its new president after last month's election that gave a boost for the region's push for international ...

Michael Lotem, currently roving economic envoy to Africa, will take up position after Israel last year became first country to recognize territory's independence from Somalia ...

The official said the Houthis are a shared enemy. Somaliland is close to Houthi-held areas and near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Israel has appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland, months after formally recognizing the breakaway region in the Horn ...

Somaliland, a small unrecognized democracy, is disrupting China’s military and Belt and Road ambitions in East Africa.

Recognizing Somaliland would establish three principles the international order is not yet prepared to tolerate: performance matters, secession can stabilize, and colonial borders are not sacred. For ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland on Thursday swore in its new president after last month’s election that gave a boost for the region’s push for international ...