LONDON: For 34 years, the breakaway state of Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has wandered in the diplomatic wilderness, its claim to sovereignty unrecognized by the entire world. All that changed on Dec. 26 with the surprise announcement by the Israeli government that it was establishing full diplomatic relations with the territory, which occupies a strategically sensitive position along the northern coast of the Horn of Africa, overlooking the Gulf of Aden and the mouth of the Red Sea. On Dec.

Somaliland official defends Israel ties, telling Al Jazeera the region had "no choice" after years of isolation.

RIYADH: More than twenty nations have reaffirmed Somalia’s sovereignty and denounced the recent visit of Israel’s foreign minister to Somaliland, a separatist region of Somalia,…

Critics view Israel's moves in the Horn of Africa as part of Netanyahu's expansive conflict and influence agenda.

LONDON: For 34 years, the breakaway state of Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has wandered in the diplomatic wilderness, its claim to sovereignty…