Politics

UN Security Council to meet on Israel-Somaliland recognition

New York (Somalia Today) — The United Nations Security Council will convene an urgent session on Monday following Israel’s decision to recognise the Somaliland...

Politics

EU backs Somalia’s unity after Israel recognises Somaliland region

Brussels (Somalia Today) — The European Union reaffirmed its support for Somalia’s unity and territorial integrity on Saturday, throwing its diplomatic weight behind Mogadishu...

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Somalia rejects Israeli recognition of Somaliland as allies rally in support

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Somalia has declared Israel’s reported recognition of the breakaway Somaliland region “null and void,” setting off a fast-moving diplomatic backlash...

Politics

Editorial: Recognition without lawful ground and the risks that follow

Israel’s formal recognition of Somaliland is now a political reality. This development is not speculation. Nor is it a trial balloon. It is a...

Politics

Israel formally recognises Somaliland as independent state

Tel Aviv (Somalia Today) — Israel formally recognised the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as an independent and sovereign nation...

Politics

Somaliland concedes Somalia’s e-visa enforced on flights

Hargeisa (Somalia Today) — Somaliland’s aviation minister has acknowledged that airlines are still demanding Somalia’s electronic travel authorisation from passengers travelling on international flights...

Politics

Mogadishu votes in historic ‘one person, one vote’ poll

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Defying security fears and an opposition boycott, voters in Somalia’s capital cast ballots on Thursday in the country’s first large-scale,...

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Tensions rise as Mogadishu prepares for council elections

Mogadishu (Somalia Today) — Mogadishu residents head to the polls Thursday for a historic but deeply divisive city council election, a vote President Hassan...