Somalia’s president said Israel and Taiwan threaten the country’s continued existence, Anadolu Agency reported, amid a dispute over Israel’s embassy move in Somaliland that Somalia says lacked federal consent.
Somalia has separately objected to Israel’s Somaliland embassy move, saying it lacked federal consent. Somalia’s earlier statement linked the dispute to Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in December 2025. Israel’s ministry described the ambassador exchange as part of a mutual-recognition agreement.
Somaliland declared independence in 1991, which Somalia rejects.
