US and Somaliland hold initial talks on recognition and a Military base deal

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U.S. and Somaliland Hold Initial Talks on Recognition and Military Base Deal

by Qaran News | Mar 15, 2025

U.S. and #Somaliland Hold Initial Talks on Recognition and Military Base Deal

The renowned Financial Times, citing a senior U.S. government official, has reported that the first round of talks has taken place between the Somaliland Presidency and the U.S. government. The discussions focused on a potential agreement that would grant Somaliland formal recognition in exchange for allowing the U.S. to establish a military basealong the Berbera coastline.

According to the publication, the information remains limited to preliminary talks between the two sides, with no final agreement reached yet.

Speculation about a possible recognition of Somaliland by the Trump administration has intensified in recent weeks, raising questions about what the U.S. might seek in return for granting such recognition at this time.

The Port of Berbera, strategically located along the Gulf of Aden, has gained significant attention due to its potential role in the ongoing crisis in the Red Sea. The area has become increasingly important as Houthi militant attacks in Yemen continue to disrupt maritime trade routes.

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Maraykanka iyo Somaliland oo ka wadahadlay qaddiyadda aqoonsiga Somaliland 

 

 

Sabti, Maarso 15, 2025 (HOL) - Dowladda Maraykanka iyo Somaliland ayaa ka wadahadlay arrinta aqoonsiga, iyada oo la filayo in maamulka Trump uu aqoonsi siiyo Somaliland, sida uu qoray wargeyska Financial Times.

Wargayska ayaa sheegay in saraakiil ka tirsan dowladda Maraykanka ay ka warbixiyeen bilowga wadahadallo ku saabsan heshiis uu Maraykanku ku aqoonsanayo Somaliland, isaga oo ku beddelanaya saldhig ciidan oo ay Washington ku yeelato magaalada Berbera.

Sarkaalka arrintan uga warbixiyay Financial Times ayaa sheegay in Maraykanku uu soo hadal qaaday rabitaankiisa ah in qayb ka mid ah dadka reer Qasa la keeno Somaliland, balse arrintaasi aysan ahayn qodob muhiim ah oo ku jira wadahadalada u socda dhinacyada.

Wuxuu intaas ku daray in Trump aanu weli magacaabin, isla markaana si buuxda u hawlgelin madaxda xafiiska Maraykanka ee Afrika, sidaa darteedna wadahadalladani ay yihiin kuwo xasaasi ah oo la qarinayo.

Kadib markii uu xilka la wareegay Donald Trump, warbaahinta Maraykanka ayaa si isdaba joog ah u qortay in Maraykanku uu aqoonsan doono Somaliland. Somaliland waxay saaxiibo badan ku leedahay xisbiga Jamhuuriga ee Trump, sidoo kalena waxaa dhowr jeer la horgeeyay Koongareeska Maraykanka sharciyo dhigaya aqoonsiga Somaliland.

Dowladda Soomaaliya, oo Somaliland u aragta qayb ka mid ah dhulkeeda, ayaa ku gacansaydhay dadaallada aqoonsiga Somaliland ee ay waddan xubno ka tirsan xisbiga Jamhuuriga, iyada oo sheegtay in tallaabadaasi dhaawici karto wadashaqeynta labada dal

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U.S. reportedly weighs Somaliland recognition in exchange for military base 

Saturday March 15, 2025
 

A U.S. AFRICOM military aircraft was spotted at Berbera Airport during a visit by AFRICOM officials in May 2022, underscoring the increasing strategic interest in the region.

Mogadishu (HOL) — The United States and Somaliland have engaged in discussions over a potential agreement that could see Washington recognize Somaliland in exchange for a U.S. military base in the strategic port city of Berbera, according to Financial Times.

A senior U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Financial Times that the Trump administration has initiated negotiations with Somaliland’s leadership regarding formal recognition. However, the talks remain highly sensitive, as President Donald Trump has yet to appoint key officials overseeing African affairs.

The reported discussions center around Washington’s interest in securing a long-term military presence in Berbera, a deep-water port along the Gulf of Aden that has become a focal point of geopolitical competition in the Horn of Africa. The U.S. has been increasingly concerned about China’s growing influence in the region, notably after Beijing secured a military base in neighbouring Djibouti.

While details of the negotiations remain unclear, the Financial Times reports that the proposal could involve the United States formally recognizing Somaliland’s independence in exchange for exclusive basing rights in Berbera.

The report also revealed that the U.S. had raised the idea of relocating displaced Palestinians from Gaza to Somaliland, though it was not a central component of the talks. The proposal comes as international condemnation of a separate U.S.-Israeli initiative to resettle Palestinians in African nations, an idea that governments in the region have widely rejected.

On Friday, Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi categorically denied that Mogadishu had been approached or engaged in any discussions regarding the resettlement of Gazan refugees.

“The Federal Government of Somalia stands firmly with our Palestinian brothers and sisters in their just struggle for sovereignty and self-determination. Any plan that seeks to forcibly remove Palestinians from their land is unacceptable,” Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre stated at an Arab League summit in Cairo earlier this month.

Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adan also denied any such discussions, telling Reuters that “there are no talks with anyone regarding Palestinians.”

The Somali federal government, which considers Somaliland part of its sovereign territory, has vehemently opposed any U.S. recognition of the breakaway region. Officials in Mogadishu argue that such a move would violate Somalia’s territorial integrity and undermine diplomatic relations with the United States.

The Trump administration’s interest in recognizing Somaliland aligns with growing Republican support for the breakaway region. Somaliland has built strong ties with the GOP, and several congressional bills advocating for its recognition have been introduced in recent years, though none have passed into law.

In response to growing Republican support for Somaliland’s recognition, Somalia has intensified lobbying efforts in Washington, urging lawmakers to uphold the U.S. commitment to Somalia’s sovereignty. Somali diplomats have engaged with key figures in the State Department and Congress to counter Somaliland’s push for international legitimacy.

Unlike Somalia, which has been battling an Islamist insurgency for over 17 years, Somaliland has remained relatively stable since declaring independence in 1991. However, no country has formally recognized it as a sovereign state.

The White House and the U.S. State Department have not publicly commented on the reported negotiations with Somaliland.

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Anything possible with Trump, 

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TRUMP wa halyey his focus is on China and America first 

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Maraykanka oo sheegay inuu ka fikirayo sidii uu xidhiidh ula yeelan lahaa Somaliland

 

Axad, April 6, 2025 (HOL) - Dowladda Maraykanka ayaa sheegtay inay ku hawlan tahay qorshe ay xidhiidh kula yeelanayso Somaliland, xilli Maraykanka ay ka socdaan dadaallo lagu doonayo in lagu aqoonsado Somaliland.

Ku-xigeenka Xoghayaha Arrimaha Dibadda ee Maraykanka, Christopher Landau, ayaa sheegay inuu baryahanba si qoto dheer u dersayay sidii Washington xidhiidh ula yeelan lahayd Somaliland. Wuxuu hadalkaasi kaga jawaabay faallo uu qof reer Somaliland ah ku qoray bartiisa X (Twitter).

Faallada uu Landau ka jawaabay, oo uu qoray qof magaca Burco Kid, kusoo gala barta X, ayaa u dhignayd sidan: "Shaqo wanaagsan Xoghaye ku-xigeen, fadlan dhaqaalaha oo dhan ka jar Soomaaliyada guuldarraysatay ee xerada u ah argagixisada. Somaliland waxay diyaar u tahay inay Berbera ku martigeliso xulafadeeda Maraykanka si looga hortago saamaynta Shiinaha."

Landau oo si toos ah uga jawaabay soo jeedinta Burco Kid ayaa yidhi: "Arrintan si dhow ayaan u eegayay baryahanba," taasoo muujinaysa in Dowladda Maraykanku ay ka fikirayso inay si toos ah xidhiidh ula yeelato Somaliland. Dhawaan, warbaahinta Maraykanka ayaa sheegtay in wadahadallo hordhac ah oo ku saabsan aqoonsiga Somaliland ay bilaabeen Somaliland iyo Maraykanka.

Siyaasiyiinta Maraykanka ee u ololeeya aqoonsiga Somaliland ayaa ku doodaya in Somaliland tahay dimuqraadiyadda kaliya ee Geeska Afrika ka jirta, isla markaana ay tahay goob istaraatiji ah oo nabdoon, taasoo diidday inay xidhiidh la yeelato Shiinaha. Sidaas darteedna, ay noqon karto furaha hawlaha ilaalinta Gacanka Cadmeed, Badda Cas, iyo ka hortagga saamaynta Shiinaha iyo Iiraan ee gobolka.

Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa dhankeeda wada dadaallo ay kaga hortagayso in xidhiidh toos ah dhex maro Washington iyo Hargeysa. Sida la wariyay, waxay waraaqo u dirtay Madaxweyne Trump iyo dadka saameynta ku leh siyaasadda Mareykanka sida Elon Musk, si ay ugu qanciso maamulka Trump inuu ka baaqsado xidhiidhka Somaliland.

Hadda waxaa dalka Maraykanka ku sugan Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Somaliland, Cabdiraxmaan Aadan Bakaal, oo sheegay in la joogo waqtigii la aqoonsan lahaa Somaliland, isla markaana loo baahan yahay in bulshadu si mideysan uga qaybqaadato xaqiijinta himiladaasi.

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China’s Worldwide Expansion Plan Stops in Somaliland

 

By: Robert C. O’Brien

 

As America confronts an assertive China across the Indo-Pacific region, it is important to understand the centrality of Africa to this effort. Recognizing a stable and democratic Somaliland in the Horn of Africa as an independent country is a key step in stemming the Chinese Communist Party’s rising tide on the continent, which brackets the western border of the region.  

Almost unnoticed during the pandemic, Somaliland is resisting China’s rapid expansion in Africa through the Belt-and-Road initiative. After months of Chinese pressure, the Somaliland government cut out Beijing and invited Taiwan to open an embassy in the capital, Hargeisa.  Taiwan now has a scholarship program for Somaliland students to study in Taipei and Taiwanese aid is flowing into the country to assist with energy, agriculture, and human-capital projects.  

It is often difficult for developing nations, including those in Africa, to resist the economic allure of Chinese loans and investment. China’s government is pouring money into Africa in a bid to secure energy and raw materials long into the future. Governments often set aside concerns over China’s predatory lending, corruption, human-rights abuses and its high-handed “wolf warrior diplomacy” to provide for their desperate populations. When a developing nation stands up to China and rejects its tainted aid, the United States should make every effort to help it succeed, particularly in strategically vital geography. 

Somaliland is one such country and deserves U.S. assistance. Unlike the virtually failed state of Somalia to its south, Somaliland is thriving. It has been peaceful for the thirty years since it declared independence, has a functioning democratic system, manages its own police force, and even issues its own currency and passports.

An American-backed independent Somaliland would show other nations that there is an alternative to China’s Belt-and-Road initiative in East Africa. This step could be key as China has marked the area for great power competition by establishing its first overseas military base in neighboring Djibouti. Somaliland’s location, just south of Djibouti, on a major artery of maritime trade—the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait—is thus of geopolitical significance to the United States and its allies. Somaliland would also be an important partner in the fight against Islamist terrorists in the region.

The legal and diplomatic grounds for recognizing Somaliland are strong. In many ways, what we today recognize as modern Somalia is an artificial construct, even by the standards of post-colonial Africa. During the late-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century, Somaliland was controlled by the British, eventually becoming a formal British colony. After its independence from the UK in 1960, thirty-five nations recognized the new Republic of Somaliland. The country was one of the first fifteen nations on the continent to gain their freedom during that famous “Year of Africa.” As a matter of international law, Somaliland had been and, upon independence, was entirely separate from the Italian colony Somalia Italiana, later Somalia.    

The two neighboring former colonies were joined together into one nation only after both received their respective independence from different colonial powers. The election that ratified the union creating Somalia was, however, fraught with irregularities. For example, it was discovered shortly after voting that the documents each newly independent state had voted on were different, thus, making the union technically void. The government in Mogadishu attempted to remedy this problem by announcing a second referendum on an act of union. But due to significant discrimination against Somaliland, its citizens boycotted the vote. In 1961, a Somali court ruled that the legal mechanisms used to join the two nations were flawed.

Over the years, the regime in Mogadishu massively abused human rights in Somaliland.   Somalia’s decades of discrimination, repression, and genocide against Somaliland have been ongoing since the colony’s independence. Somaliland fought a war against Somalia for its freedom. This decades-long conflict was one of the most brutal wars in post-colonial Africa and included Mogadishu’s genocide against the north’s major clan. At the conclusion of the conflict, after securing its territory, Somaliland declared its independence anew.  

If the United States leads on diplomatic recognition, then other nations will certainly follow. The United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and other states already have offices in Hargeisa, though only Taiwan maintains an embassy. Even continental power South Africa has flirted with recognition. The time is now for the United States to take the first step—or more accurately, thanks to Taipei, the second step—to bring Somaliland fully into the community of nations. 

Robert C. O’Brien was the twenty-eighth U.S. National Security Advisor, serving from 2019-2021. He is the Chairman of the Global Taiwan Institute’s U.S.-Taiwan Task Force.  

Image: Reuters

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This is the first time we See US officials calling for the recognition of Somaliland

in decades

 

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Another has-been paid lobbying. The little doolar deeq iyo tuugsi lagu helay ayaa dadkaan lagu qasaarinaayaa.

Iskaga riyoow aqoonsiga waligiis imaaneynin.

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Aqoonsiga Somaliland mar uun bu iman wa National cause iyo objective wax laga daalaya majirto. Qawm walba waxay u dagalamaan xoriyadooda iyo jiritaankooda reer Somaliland kama duwana  reer South Sudan 50 sanay dagaalaamyeen . Anaga ilaahay guushi wana siiye toban sanne gudahood 1981 Ila 1991. 34 sanneh ka leh Wax u dagalamayney oo keliya ictraafka dhulleed eeh dalkayaga as our later President Ahmed siilaanyo once said Ilaahay naxaristo if it takes us 1000 years we will not rest our people will never be ruled by others . Freedom is worth everything 

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Hadduu aqoonsiga imaan waaye from 1995 to 2011, when the south was in the worst years and lawless, what makes you get one now? Xataa Sool iyo Sanaag deegaano badan ka mid ah aanan gacantaadu ku jirin, qeyb Togdheer ka mid ahna ba sheegin. Reer Awdal kacdoonkoodana soo dhowyahay.

 

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Nonsense reer laascanood joined in 2007  after the war in 2023 they . Prior to 2007 did Somaliland cease to exist  because somaliland control laascanood this is no argument Somaliland controls all of the regions of the former British Somaliland minus the two districts of laascanood and taleex 

 

besides the reason Somaliland wasn’t recognised was because somaliland didn’t have some one to talk to   Now there is a semblance of a government in Mogadishu  so ina. Sense it is positive. Maybe we can come to an agreement but the Somaliland issue won’t go away you can’t ignore it away . And the struggle for quest for statehood recognition for Somaliland will continue until its achieved. There is no way back we are fighting a war of politics  Somaliland does have a case a legal case. It isn’t recognised only due political reasons the west scared that the entire Somalia will apart  but it is all falling apart now and political factors in Egypt who oppose it for political reasons . But things will change in the future . Because the west is also tired of pumping money into  Mogadishu and nothing good comes from it 

Reer awdal are the most happy in Somaliland they got so many political positions  things they can never get in Mogadishu. The eastern soool issue is a qabil issue but the awdal people and the rest of Somaliland belong to the same origins  the eastern sool community believe they can’t share something with somaliland  I have no issue with that at all  nin yidhi reerkayga raacaya  ceeb maha