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Recognition and Resilience. #RecognitionAndResilience. Republic of Somaliland 2026

Somaliland schools in 1993 after the isaaq genocide

For those saying I’m lying, here are the stamps 🌚 cope 🤣🤣🤣

We act with clarity and strategy; to our partners, we are a stable democracy whose commitments endure beyond governments; to our adversaries, we seek no harm, but remain resilient and fully capable of defending our interests if challenged.

“This year, we are celebrating while the world recognizes us,” — Minister of Interior and Security of the Republic of Somaliland.

Puntland President inaugurated the newly renovated Shuhaadada Stadium in Bosaso, a project funded by the United Arab Emirates.

They have been crying nonstop after reality hit. You were used and stuck in one town called Laasanood, but you claim Maydh and Caynabo 😂 You were humbled by the UN and now the World bank.

سائح اسرائيلي ذهب الى دولة صوماليلاند الشقيقه شاهد ترحيب شعب صوماليلاند بالسائح ❤️

Naajiyoow, saaxiib, inaad ii mahadceliso ayay ahayd sababtoo ah adeerkay Ina Igare haddii aanu kaa kicin Boqor Kenadiid, maanta Boosaaso ayaan isku arki lahayn adoo dekedda ka xamaalaya oo igaar MJ ahi ku raranayo. 😁

@MoBakayle @Guntigaab 😂😂

رئيس المجلس الانتقالي الجنوبي: متمسكون بمسار سياسي واضح يستند إلى الحوار كوسيلة أساسية لمعالجة قضيتنا الوطنية العادلة

The United Arab Emirates will soon recognize the Republic of #Somaliland Scenes from Hargeisa, the capital of the Republic of Somaliland

That was a quick turn around 😂 Your darkest days are ahead!

My support for #Somaliland has nothing to do with Somalia being a failed state, or with naivety about the complications a new sovereign entity creates. It comes down to something simpler: international law recognizes the right of peoples to self-determination, and the international community has established clear criteria for what qualifies a territory for recognition. Somaliland meets every one of them - more convincingly, frankly, than either the Palestinians or the Kurds, whose cases attract far more attention. But what makes Somaliland genuinely distinct is the historical argument. This is not a new entity seeking birth. It is an old one seeking the restoration of its sovereignty. Unlike the rest of Somalia, Somaliland was a British protectorate - a separate colonial entity from the Italian-administered south. On June 26, 1960, it gained independence from Britain and was recognized as a sovereign state by 35 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. Five days later, on July 1, it voluntarily entered into union with the former Italian Somaliland to form the Somali Republic. That voluntary union between two sovereign states is precisely what makes its dissolution legally defensible - analogous to the breakup of the United Arab Republic or the Soviet Union. Somaliland is not breaking a colonial border. It is reverting to one. An AU fact-finding mission in 2005 acknowledged this explicitly, describing Somaliland's case as "unique" and categorically distinct from a typical secessionist movement. The Montevideo Convention (1933) sets the standard checklist for statehood. Somaliland satisfies all four criteria - more effectively than Somalia itself does: ✅ Permanent population: approximately 5.7 million people ✅ Defined territory: clear borders based on the 1960 colonial boundaries ✅ Functioning government: a constitutional democracy with multiple peaceful transfers of power ✅ Capacity to enter international relations: representative offices functioning as de facto embassies, plus major commercial and security agreements including the DP World Berbera Port deal and the recent MoU with Ethiopia. The international community's standard objection is the fear of a domino effect - that recognizing Somaliland would unleash secessionist movements across Africa. It is not a compelling argument. Somaliland's case rests on a specific and documented colonial history that very few other territories can replicate. Recognition would not set a precedent so much as honor one that already exists! Seeing @Saeed_beeldeeq on @i24NEWS_EN describe the relationship between Somaliland and the UAE - and suggest the recognition is already de facto in practice - is exactly the kind of signal that matters. Quiet legitimacy has a way of becoming formal legitimacy. It just takes time.

#Somaliland: Alexander Grieb, general communication for the Water Project in Hargeisa from the company CES, welcomed the testing of the expanded-capacity water supply in Hargeisa, which was launched today.

Joined @i24NEWS_EN Middle East Now with @natasharaquel_ to talk about why UAE recognition of #Somaliland isn't a question of if - it's when. A decade of investment, every diplomatic cost already paid. While outdated orgs such as @arableague_gs condemns, the UAE builds futures.

New publication: Daljire, the Quarterly Magazine of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Somaliland, highlighting key diplomatic engagements and institutional milestones. Read the full edition: 👇🏾 mfagovsomaliland.org/publications/m…

‘The UAE is the largest foreign investor in Somaliland. Somaliland passport is accepted by the UAE. It almost looks like there has already been a recognition.’ Saeed Ibrahim (@Saeed_beeldeeq) joins @natasharaquel_ on #MiddleEastNow