@IsraeAfricaOrg CEO @MSF2018 says #Somaliland is #Israel’s true partner, praising its #democracy, #resilience & strategic #RedSea location while suggesting more countries may soon #RecognizeSomaliland. “At least 3 countries that are seriously considering it”

https://saxafimedia.com/israel-africa-relations-recognize-somaliland/

Here’s How Iran Could Respond to Renewed U.S.-Israeli Strikes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/middleeast/iran-war-retaliation-options.html

@LordAshcroft says #Somaliland has become one of the #HornOfAfrica’s rare #democratic & #security success stories, urging #Britain & #Western allies to deepen engagement with the strategically vital territory along the #RedSea #corridor.

https://saxafimedia.com/lord-ashcroft-somaliland-deserves-britain-west/

Iran is threatening undersea cables. The world’s ‘digital chokepoints’ have never been more vulnerable

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2026/05/18/313573/iran-is-threatening-undersea-cables-the-worlds-digital-chokepoints-have-never-been-more-vulnerable/

🗨️ Meloni says, “ #italy is ready to do its part to contribute, as soon as the conditions are right, to the safety of #navigation, building on what has already been done in the #RedSea, the #IndianOcean with #EU ’s Aspides and Atalanta missions”

What she actually means by this is establishing European control mechanisms to secure #markets for #US conglomerates and to continue exploiting peoples and the environment

She's a #warcriminal and belongs in the dock!

📰 MEMO

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260517-hormuz-strait-should-be-reopened-without-tolls-or-restrictions-stresses-italian-premier/

At 35, the #RepublicOfSomaliland is shifting from seeking #recognition to asserting strategic global influence. From #Berberaport & #Ethiopia deal to #Israel’s recognition, #Somaliland is emerging as a key #RedSea & #HornOfAfrica actor impossible to ignore.

https://saxafimedia.com/somaliland-35-seeking-recognition-presence/

@EUCAPSOM has expanded #SecurityCooperation in #Somaliland through advanced #immigration document #training & high-level #MaritimeSecurity talks with @somalilandcoas1 in #Hargeisa, as regional focus on #RedSea & #HornOfAfrica security intensifies.

https://saxafimedia.com/eucap-border-maritime-cooperation-somaliland/

#Israel’s #recognition of #Somaliland has transformed the #HornOfAfrica nation into a new #geopolitical flashpoint, drawing #Hargeisa into intensifying #RedSea & #MiddleEast rivalries centered on #security, #trade & regional #influence.

https://saxafimedia.com/somaliland-is-drawn-into-a-perilous-middle-east/

#Sovereignty, #genocide, #memory, & power collide in #FarahBakaari’s explosive essay on #Somaliland’s fight for recognition. She examines how #statehood, diaspora identity, & #RedSea #geopolitics, are reshaping the future of SL — & the meaning of #freedom itself.

https://saxafimedia.com/sovereignty-beginning-somaliland-recognition/

#Turkey’s proposed #Somalia “#spaceport” is increasingly viewed as a strategic #missile range projecting power across the #RedSea & #IndianOcean. Analysts warn Ankara is turning SO into a long-term #military foothold in #HornOfAfrica. #Somaliland

https://saxafimedia.com/turkeys-somalia-spaceport-is-a-missile-range/