Israel accredits Somaliland's first ambassador: What to know

Israel was the first country to recognize the breakaway region on the Horn of Africa last year.

Rosaleen Carroll

May 18, 2026

Somaliland’s first ambassador to a foreign country formally presented his diplomatic credentials in Israel on Monday, in another sign of deepening ties between the two sides after Israel recognized the territory late last year.

What happened: Mohamed Hagi presented his credentials to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, becoming the first Somaliland envoy formally accredited to a foreign government since the territory declared independence from Somalia in 1991.

The Republic of Somaliland proudly marks the formal presentation of the Letters of Credence of Dr. Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud to H.E.........

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