Somaliland president makes first state visit to Israel after recognition

Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi undertook his first state visit to Israel, holding discussions with President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on Sunday, June 14. This diplomatic engagement occurred months after Israel became the first nation to officially recognize Somaliland as an "independent and sovereign state." Somaliland, a self-declared state in the Horn of Africa, unilaterally declared its secession from Somalia in 1991, though its independence has largely remained unrecognized internationally until Israel's recent move. The visit underscores developing ties between the two entities.

Sources: Le Monde