By Özgür Altınbaş On December 26, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he “recognizes Somaliland,” the separatist administration in Somalia, as an independent state. Netanyahu signed the recognition during a video call with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi. Many organizations and countries, including the African Union (55 countries), reacted to the decision. Retired Naval Staff Colonel Halil Özsaraç and ...