The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has called for the “immediate revocation” of Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, saying the move violates the sovereignty and territorial unity of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
In a statement posted on X on Tuesday after a ministerial meeting, the council strongly condemned what it described as Israel’s “unilateral recognition of the so-called Republic of Somaliland”.
The council said it firmly rejects any actions that could undermine the unity of African states or affect their internationally recognised borders.
It called on Israel to reverse the decision without delay, while reaffirming the African Union’s long-standing and firm support for Somalia’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Israel officially recognised the breakaway region on 26 December last year as an “independent and sovereign” state.
The decision drew sharp criticism from the African Union, Egypt and the European Union, all of which stress Somalia’s sovereignty at a time when the country continues to face conflict and instability.
The recognition of the so-called Somaliland by Israel does not constitute a neutral diplomatic gesture nor a peripheral detail of its foreign policy.
it does not promote self-determination, but instrumentalises fragmentation. It does not strengthen international law; it corrodes it. It does not build peace; it deepens instability to dominate routes, resources, and narratives.
It is a deliberate political operation, embedded in a broader strategy of power projection by the Zionist state, aimed at legitimising unilateral processes of secession that corrode central principles of international law, especially that of the territorial integrity of states, enshrined by the African Union.
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