Israeli Foreign Minister (FM) Gideon Sara is in Somaliland, 10 days after Israel formally recognised the self-declared republic as an independent and sovereign state. Somalia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the visit, describing it as a violation of Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The ministry says Israel's official engagement with Somaliland, conducted without Somalia's consent, is illegal and null and void, and has called on international bodies, including the United Nations and the African Union, to uphold and support Somalia's territorial integrity. 

For more on this is Dr Seife Tadelle Kidane, a Director of the Centre for Governance and Intra Africa Trade Studies (CGIATS) and The Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC) Associate Researcher at the University of Johannesburg.

Israeli Foreign Minister (FM) Gideon Sara is in Somaliland, 10 days after Israel formally recognised the self-declared republic as an independent and sovereign state. Somalia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the visit, describing it as a violation of Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The ministry says Israel's official engagement with Somaliland, conducted without Somalia's consent, is illegal and null and void, and has called on international bodies, including the United Nations and the African Union, to uphold and support Somalia's territorial integrity.&nbsp;
For more on this is Dr Seife Tadelle Kidane, a Director of the Centre for Governance and Intra Africa Trade Studies (CGIATS) and The Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation (IPATC) Associate Researcher at the University of Johannesburg.

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