Somaliland says US can access minerals and military bases

Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AEP, as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition.

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Khadar Hussein Abdi poses with a certificate containing a signed declaration of recognition as a state by Israel during an interview in Hargeisa on Saturday.

(AFP)

Israel became the only country in the world to recognise Somaliland’s independence in December — something the territory has been seeking since declaring its autonomy from Somalia in 1991.

The government in Mogadishu still considers Somaliland an integral part of Somalia even though the territory has run its own affairs since 1991, with its own passports, currency, army and police force.