Will Trump recognize Somaliland before 2027?

Trump's surprising statement on Somaliland: "A completely different country"... Is Washington nearing recognition of its independence?

We reported this morning: Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi is expected to arrive in Washington in the coming days for his first visit to the United States as president, nearly three months after his historic visit to Israel, following Jerusalem’s recognition of Somaliland’s independence at the end of last year. According to a source familiar with the details of the visit, Somaliland hopes to capitalize on the momentum created by Israel’s recognition and persuade the United States to follow suit. As is well known, with the exception of Israel, the international community does not recognize Somaliland’s independence. At this point, the visit—which may include New York as well as Washington—is expected to feature meetings with members of Congress and the Senate. Somaliland’s foreign minister is already preparing for the visit, which is expected to take place next week. “The hope is to meet with President Trump as well,” the source familiar with the details of the visit told Kan News. Connecting the dots, it is reasonable to assume that Israel is aware of the visit and may even be trying to help its new friends in the Horn of Africa in their efforts to secure U.S. recognition—a development that would represent a significant turning point. The task, however, is far from easy. With the exception of the United Arab Emirates, the overwhelming majority of countries in the region—most notably Saudi Arabia and Turkey—are firmly on the side of Somalia which claims sovereignty over Somaliland and strongly rejects its independence.

We reported this morning: Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi is expected to arrive in Washington in the coming days for his first visit to the United States as president, nearly three months after his historic visit to Israel, following Jerusalem’s recognition of Somaliland’s independence at the end of last year. According to a source familiar with the details of the visit, Somaliland hopes to capitalize on the momentum created by Israel’s recognition and persuade the United States to follow suit. As is well known, with the exception of Israel, the international community does not recognize Somaliland’s independence. • At this point, the visit—which may include New York as well as Washington—is expected to feature meetings with members of Congress and the Senate. Somaliland’s foreign minister is already preparing for the visit, which is expected to take place next week. “The hope is to meet with President Trump as well,” the source familiar with the details of the visit told Kan News. Connecting the dots, it is reasonable to assume that Israel is aware of the visit and may even be trying to help its new friends in the Horn of Africa in their efforts to secure U.S. recognition—a development that would represent a significant turning point. The task, however, is far from easy. With the exception of the United Arab Emirates, the overwhelming majority of countries in the region—most notably Saudi Arabia and Turkey—are firmly on the side of Somalia which claims sovereignty over Somaliland and strongly rejects its independence.

We reported in the morning diary of @ReshetBet: The first visit of the president of Somaliland to the US and the connection to the Israeli recognition of the independence of the state entity in the Horn of Africa. In the coming days, the president of Somaliland, Abd al-Rahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irul), is expected to arrive in Washington, his first visit to the United States as president, almost three months after his historic visit to Israel following Jerusalem's recognition of the independence of the state entity in the Horn of Africa at the end of last year. According to a source familiar with the details of the visit, his focus is Somaliland's ambition to exploit the momentum created by the Israeli recognition to convince the United States to follow suit (as is known in the international community, with the exception of Israel, do not recognize the independence of Somaliland). What is currently planned for the visit, which may also include New York and not just Washington, are meetings with members of Congress and the Senate. Somaliland's foreign minister is already preparing this visit, which is expected to take place next week. "The hope is to also meet President Trump," the same source familiar with the details of the visit tells Here News. If Connecting the dots, we can assess that Israel is aware of this visit and may even be trying to help the new members from the Horn of Africa in their quest to receive American recognition, which would constitute a significant turning point. However, the task here is not easy, especially since, with the exception of the United Arab Emirates, the vast majority of countries in the region, led by Saudi Arabia and Turkey, are completely on the side of the mother country, Somalia, which claims sovereignty over Somaliland and firmly refuses to recognize its independence.

Somaliland has “very big expectations” that more recognitions are in the offing, says an adviser to its president. That may be optimistic