Before it became known as the Gulf of Aden, medieval geographers recorded the body of water as the Gulf of Barbara (Berbera). In his 14th-century work Taqwim al-Buldan, Abu al-Fida lists al-Khalij al-Barbari (الخليج البربري) alongside the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf among the major gulfs branching off the Indian Ocean, noting that each is vast enough to be considered a sea in its own right [1321].
@khaledmahmoued1 It is ironic that Fiqi, who has been accused of links to Al-Shabaab, is making baseless and unfounded accusations against the UAE. This is the world we live in today.
@MarioNawfal There is an important geographical distinction in your statement.
Somaliland, particularly Berbera, occupies the strategically significant southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, directly opposite the Yemen coastline and close to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
@MarioNawfal Why attribute the strategic significance of Bab el-Mandeb to Somalia's political crisis while overlooking Somaliland? Somaliland, with its strategic Gulf of Aden coastline and Berbera port, occupies a critical position near this global maritime chokepoint.
Apparently, following Uganda's withdrawal, Türkiye has also rejected reports of a major troop deployment to Somalia.
Can Somalia go one day without embarrassing itself?
@GlobaNewsDaily@HashiDhagax24 These people are employing the same tactics in the United States that they used in 1960 to absorb Somaliland without properly respecting its sovereignty.
@MoSaeedebcj@nuur1_nuur@teetii698@Abdirah94794352@_hudsonc Somaliland was an independent state on 26 June 1960, with its own borders. Propaganda cannot rewrite history or erase Somaliland’s sovereignty. LIES DON’T CREATE LEGITIMACY!
@AlexisMGueldon@bidhaanDahir@dpfza@omar_hadi No diplomatic position should justify deliberate provocation or disrespect towards Somaliland and its people. Mutual respect must be the foundation of good neighbourly relations.
@AlexisMGueldon@bidhaanDahir@dpfza@omar_hadi Djibouti must understand that Somaliland is a sovereign political reality, not a territory whose people and authorities can be disregarded for political convenience. Respect, dialogue and cooperation with Berbera are essential.
En citant Berbera parmi les ports évoqués lors de la visite du président du Parlement fédéral somalien, @dpfza a fait un choix dont @omar_hadi ne pouvait ignorer la portée politique. Une formulation générale sur la coopération portuaire aurait pourtant suffi.
Cette démarche ressemble davantage à une provocation politique calculée adressée aux autorités somalilandaises qu'à une maladresse. L'invocation hypocrite de nos « frères » dans son X et l'ironie de sa réponse ne font qu'accentuer sa désinvolture.
La position officielle de Djibouti sur l’intégrité territoriale de la Somalie, quelles que soient les évolutions relatives à la reconnaissance internationale du Somaliland, ne doit jamais faire obstacle au dialogue, au respect mutuel et à la coopération avec les autorités de Berbera et le peuple du Somaliland.
Transformer une question aussi sensible en démonstration d'ego personnel révèle une inquiétante perte de conscience des responsabilités institutionnelles et diplomatiques attachées à sa fonction devenue un quotidien dont on s'en passerait.
#Djibouti #Somalie #Somaliland
Somaliland fought for recognition for over 30 years, and it never got it by wishful thinking. It got this far through persistence, strategy, diplomacy, and political engagement — building its own institutions, holding elections, maintaining peace and stability, and consistently presenting its case to the world even when the world refused to listen. Its journey proves that recognition is not given to those who only hope for it, but to those who keep working for it, year after year, without giving up. That is the same road BRGIE must walk: long, difficult, but worth pursuing until the goal is achieved.
Dr. Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer, who served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs under President George W. Bush, has publicly stated that one of her principal regrets in office was not pressing more vigorously for 🇺🇸 United States recognition of the Republic of Somaliland.
🚨BOMBSHELL: President Trump just announced he will be LOCKING UP ALL politicians involved with the massive fraud and called out ILHAN OMAR BY NAME.
God bless Trump! I voted for this.