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Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland: Does the Ankara Declaration Preclude Ethiopia from Reconstituting the Maritime Accord?

Introduction Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia has remained a de facto independent state since 1991.[1] Historically, the unified state of Somalia did not exist as an independent sovereign entity…

A popular uprising as a game changer? Somalia’s fight against Al Shabab terror

Suspected al Shabab militants wait to be taken off for interogation during a joint night operation between the Somali security services and AMISOM forces in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 4. AU UN IST PHOTO / Tobin Jones

In the shadow of world political events, one of the biggest offensives against terror in over a decade and a half is currently taking place in Somalia. For almost two…