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Vol 67 No 13

Published 26th June 2026


Hargeisa offers Israel a Red Sea base

Israel is exploring the possibility of establishing a naval base at the port of Berbera in Somaliland after a three-day state visit by President Abdirahman Mahamed Abdullahi Irro. Israel became the first major country to recognise Somaliland’s statehood last December, and Abdullahi has returned the favour in part by formally opening an embassy in West Jerusalem on 15 June rather than Tel Aviv, to the satisfaction of Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .

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