Somaliland Recognition: Why Israel Acted and How Africa is Responding


SAIIA's Steven Gruzd joins Central News TV to discuss Israel’s recognition of Somaliland.

Head of the African Governance and Diplomacy Programme at SAIIA, Steven Gruzd, joins Central News TV to discuss Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. The move has sparked intense debate across Africa and the Middle East, raising questions about Israel’s motivations, the geopolitical stakes in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea, and the implications for regional stability, international law and separatist movements on the continent.

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