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Somalia pitched Abraham Accords bid to block Somaliland recognition, records show

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s government sought last year to entice the United States and Israel with the prospect of joining the Abraham Accords in an effort to prevent both countries from recognising the self-declared republic of Somaliland, according to lobbying records that have circulated online.The records show that Somalia’s ambassador to the United States repeatedly requested meetings with senior U.S., proposing that Mogadishu would consider formal ties with Israel under the U.S.-brokered accords if Washington and Israel refrained from granting official recognition to Somaliland, the breakaway region in northern Somalia.Despite those efforts, Somaliland appears to have outmanoeuvred Mogadishu diplomatically. Israel went on to grant Somaliland official recognition, while showing little apparent interest in Somalia’s overtures.Somalia’s federal government has since strongly condemned Israel’s move. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Israel’s decision was partly driven by its desire to draw Somaliland into the Abraham Accords.The developments have fuelled accusations of double standards against Mogadishu, with critics noting that Somalia is condemning Somaliland for pursuing the same path – joining the Abraham Accords – that Somalia itself had quietly explored.Somalia’s government has not commented on the lobbying records or on reports alleging that Mogadishu urged Israel to revoke its recognition of Somaliland in exchange for Somalia signing the accords and granting Israel access to military bases across the country.In recent remarks, President Mohamud described Israel as an “enemy” that had made an illegal incursion into Somalia’s sovereignty, portraying the recognition of Somaliland as an attempt to occupy Somali territory. He urged people in Somaliland to defend their land.The apparent contradiction between the president’s public rhetoric and the lobbying efforts detailed in the records risks further eroding public trust in the federal government, analysts say, at a time when confidence was already fragile due to what critics describe as erratic diplomacy, policy reversals and a series of political scandals that have repeatedly dogged the current Somali administration.Contact us: info@somaliguardian.com

admin Published: January 8, 2026 | Updated: January 8, 2026 2 minutes read

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s government sought last year to entice the United States and Israel with the prospect of joining the Abraham Accords in an effort to prevent both countries from recognising the self-declared republic of Somaliland, according to lobbying records that have circulated online.

The records show that Somalia’s ambassador to the United States repeatedly requested meetings with senior U.S., proposing that Mogadishu would consider formal ties with Israel under the U.S.-brokered accords if Washington and Israel refrained from granting official recognition to Somaliland, the breakaway region in northern Somalia.

Despite those efforts, Somaliland appears to have outmanoeuvred Mogadishu diplomatically. Israel went on to grant Somaliland official recognition, while showing little apparent interest in Somalia’s overtures.

Somalia’s federal government has since strongly condemned Israel’s move. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Israel’s decision was partly driven by its desire to draw Somaliland into the Abraham Accords.

The developments have fuelled accusations of double standards against Mogadishu, with critics noting that Somalia is condemning Somaliland for pursuing the same path – joining the Abraham Accords – that Somalia itself had quietly explored.

Somalia’s government has not commented on the lobbying records or on reports alleging that Mogadishu urged Israel to revoke its recognition of Somaliland in exchange for Somalia signing the accords and granting Israel access to military bases across the country.

In recent remarks, President Mohamud described Israel as an “enemy” that had made an illegal incursion into Somalia’s sovereignty, portraying the recognition of Somaliland as an attempt to occupy Somali territory. He urged people in Somaliland to defend their land.

The apparent contradiction between the president’s public rhetoric and the lobbying efforts detailed in the records risks further eroding public trust in the federal government, analysts say, at a time when confidence was already fragile due to what critics describe as erratic diplomacy, policy reversals and a series of political scandals that have repeatedly dogged the current Somali administration.