The Red Sea strategy: What does Israel stand to gain from recognizing Somaliland? - analysis Some may see it as creating a new era of international competition in the Horn of Africa - but the real issue is it may appear more of a strategic chessboard than it is. Somalis react after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state, in Mogadishu, Somalia, December 27, 2025 ( photo credit : REUTERS/FEISAL OMAR )

Source: The North Africa Journal December 27, 2025 20:43 UTC