Meeting Ambassador Allen Chenhwa Lou of Taiwan in Hargeisa Somaliland. Taiwan impressively assisting the development of Somaliland. Two countries not internationally recognised but working well together. @Taiwan_SLD
BREAKING: Michael Lotem has been appointed as Israel’s first ambassador to the Republic of Somaliland.
Lotem has previously served as ambassador to Kenya, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan.
BREAKING: 4 Months after Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Israel's official recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, making it the first country to formally recognize the break-away region, Israel appoints @LotemMichael
as the county's first ambassador to the African country.
Aid from the United Arab Emirates, funded by the Khalifa Foundation, for the benefit of their brothers and sisters families in the Republic of Somaliland(15,000 Food Baskets).
#Ethiopia welcomes always its sisterly country, #Somaliland. 🇪🇹
Ethiopia shall recognize Somaliland as Africa's 55th independent nation. In the spirit of mutual cooperation, we expect Somaliland to afford us access to the sea.
A new chapter of shared prosperity begins.
#Ethiopia #Somaliland #AfricanUnion #Cooperation
More than 10 soldiers from the Djibouti government forces are reported to have been killed in the fighting, which began this morning after the Afar rebel group launched an attack on a base belonging to the Djiboutian army.
Relations with Israel are a closed national decision and are not among the issues open for negotiation. Anyone who wants to engage in talks with Somaliland must recognize Somaliland.”
— President Abdirahman Cirro
First footage emerges of President Cirro and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar walking together inside the Somaliland Presidential Palace. The two leaders later held a joint press conference outlining their partnership and shared vision. The full video will be released shortly.