Uganda on Monday rejected Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, the self-declared region of Somalia, as an independent state, saying the territory is a product of prolonged insecurity in Somalia. Henry Oryem Okello, Uganda’s minister of state for foreign affairs in charge of international affairs, told Xinhua by phone that Uganda aligns itself with the African Union […] The post Uganda rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland first appeared on The Zambian Observer .