Somalia’s President Warns Israel and Taiwan Threaten the Nation’s Existence

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced on Sunday that Israel and Taiwan threaten Somalia’s very existence, Anadolu reports.

His comments were made during a speech at a ceremony honoring the start of construction of Somalia’s National Defense University in Mogadishu, the capital.

“Taiwan threatens Somalia’s existence, and Israel endangers its statehood,” Mohamud declared, adding that the nation knows its true allies and those who are not.

President Mohamud noted that China, one of Somalia’s closest allies, is financing the university’s construction.

Israel is the sole country to recognize Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland, while Taiwan maintains extensive diplomatic ties and operates in the region’s capital, Hargeisa.

He also rebuked opposition leaders for pursuing foreign solutions and called on them to resume dialogue.

Mohamud returned to Mogadishu on Sunday after attending the COP31 UN climate conference in Antalya, Türkiye, where he warned that one of the most intense El Niño events Somalia has experienced could cause flooding and severely affect the lives of up to 3.4 million people in the southern provinces.

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