By Mustafa Haji Abdinur in Mogadiscio with Joris Fioriti in Nairobi, AFP
Photo: AFP / FARHAN ALELI
People gathered in several towns in the breakaway region of Somaliland to celebrate its recognition by Israel - a decision condemned by the Somali president as a "threat" to stability in the Horn of Africa.
Israel announced on Friday it was officially recognising Somaliland, a first for the self-proclaimed republic that in 1991 declared it had unilaterally separated from Somalia.
On Sunday, the leader of the Houthis warned that any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a "military target".
Somaliland, which has for decades pushed for international r
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