'This is the first time in 35 years that Somaliland has been received by another state with full diplomatic protocol. It is a historic moment.'
Sharmake Ali (@Maydhalaalis) joins @_BiancaZanini as Somaliland's President Abdullahi meets with President Herzog in Jerusalem
the President of the Republic of Somaliland conveyed his sincere appreciation to the government and people of Israel for their warm and gracious welcome.
The U.S. Chargé d'Affaires a.i. at the American Embassy in Somalia, Justin Davis, visited Somaliland today and met with President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi at the Presidential Palace in Hargeisa.
Mogadishu will not be happy with this visit.
Somaliland–U.S. Talks at Presidential Palace
President Abdirahman Irro received U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires Justin Davis at the Presidential Palace.
The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation between Somaliland and the United States in security, trade, investment, and other mutual strategic interests.
مدينة كانت تعتمد على الديزل… والإمارات تريد تشغيلها بالطاقة الشمسية 🇦🇪
بدأت «جلوبال ساوث يوتيليتيز» الإماراتية تنفيذ المرحلة الثانية من مشروع «رؤية بربرة الخضراء» في أرض الصومال.
الهدف هو تحويل المدينة تدريجياً من الاعتماد على الديزل إلى الكهرباء المولدة من الطاقة الشمسية وأنظمة تخزين الطاقة.
عند اكتمال المرحلتين، ستوفر المنظومة كهرباء تكفي نحو 95 ألف منزل سنوياً.
والأهم أن منطقة بربرة الاقتصادية، أحد أبرز المراكز اللوجستية في القرن الأفريقي، تستهدف العمل بالكهرباء المتجددة بنسبة 100%.
واللافت أن بربرة تتجه لتصبح نموذجاً مبكراً للتحول من الديزل إلى الطاقة المتجددة في القرن الأفريقي.
🚨 HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT.
U.S. REJECTS SOMALILAND SOVEREIGNTY AFTER ISRAEL RECOGNITION
The U.S. State Department has formally reaffirmed Somalia’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity,” dealing a blow to Somaliland’s push for international recognition.
This comes after Israel reportedly became the first country to recognize Somaliland, with growing Israeli interest in its strategic position near the Red Sea, Yemen, and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Emirati company has begun the second phase of the ‘Green Berbera Vision’ in Somaliland.
The project aims to gradually replace diesel power with solar energy and storage systems. Once completed, it will provide clean electricity to around 95,000 homes annually — and push the Berbera economic zone toward 100% renewable energy.
Another quiet but powerful step from the UAE in Africa.”
U.S. Diplomat Meets Somaliland President in Hargeisa
The top U.S. diplomat in #Somalia, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Justin Davis, met today with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi at the Presidential Palace in #Hargeisa.
The President of the Republic of #Somaliland stated that Somaliland has allies, and warned that if #Somalia and it's allies and tries to target Somaliland.
Israel-Somaliland Security Talks Reportedly Deepen as Officers Return After Military Training
50 Somaliland special forces officers have returned home after completing advanced military training in Israel, in what sources describe as an expansion of emerging security cooperation between the two sides.
An Israeli delegation met Somaliland President Abdirahman Irro at the presidential palace, where discussions included potential cooperation on air defense systems such as Iron Dome to counter possible Houthi-linked missile threats from Yemen, with implications for enhanced Israeli involvement in securing the strategic port of Berbera.
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