In a miracle #democracy in the #HornOfAfrica, #Somaliland has held elections, secured a vital #GulfOfAden coastline & built institutions from scratch. Why is the world still hesitant to #recognize it?

https://saxafimedia.com/somaliland-unrecognized-democracy-guarding-routes/

#Piracy is resurging, #arms are flowing across the #GulfOfAden, & global powers are quietly competing for #Ports & #Bases. A new #Report maps the shifting #MaritimeSecurity landscape of the #HornOfAfrica. #Somalia, #Somaliland, #Djibouti,#RedSea

https://saxafimedia.com/lawless-seas-piracy-scramble-port-access-horn/

#rewatch 📲 Andrew Hammond discusses the #UAE ’s notable involvement in multiple conflicts around the #GulfofAden and the #RedSea, in partnership with Israel

The two countries seek to maximize their regional power by controlling key positions along the Red Sea’s #maritime corridor, while also gaining a foothold in #africa to secure future influence there

Dr. Hammond is a Sen. Lecturer at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdsqMctyD84

#Israel’s #Recognition of #Somaliland isn’t a provocation—it’s a strategic necessity. Stable, #Democratic SL is essential for #GulfOfAden security, countering #AlShabaab , & protecting global trade routes. Ignoring this reality has fueled #RegionalInstability for decades.

https://saxafimedia.com/israel-is-right-somaliland-recognition-security/

📢 A report published by the Russian #news website edinstvo-news has revealed accelerating Israeli movements in the #HornofAfrica

🔹 The report emphasized that Israel’s recent official recognition of “Somaliland’s” independence is not merely a diplomatic gesture, but rather a legal cover for a permanent military and intelligence presence directly facing the Yemeni coastline

#yemen #africa #middleeast #politics #gulfofaden

📰 Report YPA/edinstvo JAN-11

https://en.ypagency.net/381742

New #Yemen control #map and report for our subscribers! This one shows the height of separatist control last month (the later reversals will be covered in a future report).

https://www.polgeonow.com/2026/01/south-yemen-control-map-separatists-hadramawt-mahra.html

#conflictmapping #SouthYemen #independence #geography #MiddleEast #RedSea #Houthis #cartography #mapping #MENA #GulfOfAden #SaudiArabia #UAE #Iran #conflicttracking #armedconflict #controlmap #Arabia #history #geopolitics #educational @geography @geopolitics

#Somaliland has strengthened its frontline defenses against coastal pollution. 14 Coast Guard officers completed new @EUCAPSOM-supported training on oil spill response & environmental protection—an essential step as maritime traffic & environmental risks rise along the #RedSea & #GulfOfAden.

https://saxafimedia.com/somaliland-coast-guard-oil-spill-response/

A new analysis by @yGabobe warns that Arab governments’ refusal to recognize #Somaliland & #SouthYemen fuels chaos across the #HornOfAfrica — & hands #Iran greater influence from #RedSea to #GulfOfAden. “Ignoring history is a gift to instability,” he says.

https://saxafimedia.com/researcher-arab-states-somaliland-south-yemen-iran/

As #RedSea attacks intensify, #Israeli strategists are asking a new question: Should #Israel recognize #Somaliland? A stable, pro-Western democracy at the #GulfOfAden may be the strategic partner Israel needs. #Geopolitics #Security

https://saxafimedia.com/red-sea-tensions-put-somaliland-on-israels-radar/

📢 An official source at the Ministry of Defense of the Sanaa government denied media reports regarding the targeting of a ship in the #GulfofAden

🔹 Sanaa-based “Saba” news agency quoted the source as affirming that “the Yemeni Armed Forces have no connection to this incident,” indicating a denial of the involvement of Sanaa forces in any targeting operation against the aforementioned ship

#news #redsea #yemen
#shipping

Source: YPA 20:00 Sanaa-t

https://en.ypagency.net/373036