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Vol 67 No 1

Published 9th January 2026


Somalia

Somaliland’s bombshell ripples through the Horn

National unity, progress against Al Shabaab and international disarray flow from Israel’s recognition of the Somali statelet, along with more unknowns

Any joy at Mogadishu’s successful completion of local elections on 26 December was quickly extinguished by the shock news of Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as a sovereign state, whose consequences will ripple outwards throughout the region in the year ahead.

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