NEW YORK CITY — Somaliland's President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known colloquially as "Irro," told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly that President Donald Trump is a "great man" who can "make more history" by formally recognizing Somaliland as an independent nation.
Somaliland, a self-governing state within Somalia, has been fighting for full international recognition for years, citing the corruption, terrorism, and piracy that dominate its parent country. According to Breitbart News, Somaliland secured formal recognition from its first country — Israel — in late 2025, and has been building deep ties with Western nations, positioning itself as pro-American and seeking alignment with the Trump administration.
Abdullahi said the ports in Somaliland, particularly in the coastal city of Berbera, are capable of handling major shipping companies' needs and are already moving large quantities of goods. Breitbart News reports that while formal U.S. recognition has not yet materialized, Abdullahi described the "level of engagement" between the United States and Somaliland as leaving Somalilanders "satisfied" for now.
"I may be on the record that I am the first African leader to refer the president for a Nobel Peace Prize, because so far for the short time he has been in office, he has resolved many conflicts in the world," Abdullahi told Breitbart News.
Abdullahi made clear he supports Trump receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end major global conflicts, including what he described as the longest war in the world — between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda — which is on his continent of Africa.
The Somaliland president also told Breitbart News that ties between the U.S. and Somaliland already exist on anti-piracy, counterterrorism, and economic fronts.
The interview came during a productive trip for Abdullahi, who visited Washington before traveling to New York for the UNGA. While he has not yet secured formal U.S. recognition of Somaliland, the engagement between the two nations has been described as productive.
The push for recognition comes as President Trump has made headlines for his administration's focus on ending conflicts globally. Just days ago, Trump was in Clarksville, Tennessee, campaigning for local Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections, where he floated renaming bodies of water, including the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean, following his previous renamings of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and Lake Ontario as Lake America.
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The timing of Abdullahi's appeal is notable, as it comes amid heightened scrutiny of Somalia and its influence in American politics. Somaliland has long sought to separate itself from the chaos of Somalia, presenting itself as a stable, pro-Western partner in a strategically vital region near the Gulf of Aden and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
Israel's recognition of Somaliland in late 2025 marked a significant diplomatic breakthrough for the region. Now, Abdullahi is hoping Trump will follow suit, adding to what he views as the president's historic legacy of brokering peace and reshaping global alliances.
Our Take
This is what real leadership looks like on the world stage. While the globalist establishment and the legacy media refuse to give President Trump the credit he deserves, leaders from across the world — including in Africa — are lining up to praise him and ask for his partnership.
Somaliland is a nation that has done what the America First movement has always championed: rejected the corruption and chaos of failed governance and built something stable, strategic, and pro-American. Their ports are open for business, their government is a reliable counterterrorism partner, and their president is on record calling Trump a "great man."
Ask yourself: why hasn't the U.S. recognized Somaliland yet? What does the State Department bureaucracy — the same Swamp that fought Trump at every turn in his first term — have against a pro-American, anti-terror partner?
The answer is simple. The Deep State's foreign policy blob would rather prop up the failed state of Somalia, which is arguably best known in America for sending Rep. Ilhan Omar to Congress, than recognize a peaceful, functioning democracy that wants to be our friend.
President Trump has already made history by ending wars, standing with Israel, and putting America first. Recognizing Somaliland would be another bold stroke — one that would send a clear message to the globalists at the UN that the era of their failed nation-building experiments is over.
The ball is in Trump's court. Will he heed the call from a leader who has already nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize? Or will he let the Swamp's bureaucrats keep Somaliland in diplomatic limbo?
Patriots, it's time to make your voices heard. Tell the White House: recognize Somaliland.
