A Somaliland-based advocacy network is proposing the creation of a new civil-society organization — the Somaliland Abraham Accords Group (SAAG) — designed to build formal ties with the UK Abraham Accords Group and to open a “structured bridge” between Somaliland and international communities engaged with the Abraham Accords framework.

The proposal, authored by Mohamed Abdi Hassan Seed, a co-founder of the Israel–Somaliland Friendship Association (ISFA) and several affiliated Abrahamic advocacy bodies, frames the initiative as an independent, non-partisan platform rather than a government undertaking. It explicitly states that SAAG “should not claim to represent the Government of Somaliland, the UK Government, the Israeli Government or any other government unless expressly authorized” — language its authors describe as essential to the project’s credibility.

Somaliland, the self-declared republic on the Gulf of Aden that has functioned with de facto autonomy from Somalia since 1991, has in recent years drawn quiet interest from parties looking at the Horn of Africa’s role in Red Sea security and trade. The proposal leans on that geography, arguing the territory “has the potential to contribute to emerging regional economic and diplomatic discussions” tied to the Abraham Accords — the set of normalization agreements first signed by Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in 2020.

A Proposed Bridge to Westminster

At the center of the plan is a prospective memorandum of understanding with the UK Abraham Accords Group, a Westminster-linked network of parliamentarians and advocates supportive of the Accords. Under the proposal, cooperation would run through joint forums, research papers and parliamentary dialogue — while stopping short of the two organizations merging or one representing the other without a signed agreement.

The document lists six thematic pillars meant to anchor the partnership, spanning dialogue and governmental engagement to trade, technology and youth exchange:

What the Group Would Do

The proposal envisions a fairly conventional NGO architecture — an advisory council, a chairperson, an executive director and a slate of program directors covering policy research, parliamentary relations, business investment, youth and women’s engagement, and communications. Beneath that leadership, nine working committees would handle day-to-day programming, from agriculture and healthcare to peacebuilding and public diplomacy.

Its flagship activities would include an annual “Somaliland–UK Abraham Accords Forum,” a business and investment forum aimed at sectors such as ports, renewable energy and logistics, a parliamentary dialogue network, and separate leadership tracks for young professionals and women entrepreneurs.

A Phased Rollout

The proposal lays out a twelve-month launch sequence, moving from internal organization-building toward outward-facing diplomacy and, eventually, a flagship public forum.

“We believe that sustainable peace is strengthened when dialogue is accompanied by practical cooperation in trade, investment, education, technology, healthcare, agriculture, entrepreneurship and human development.” — Founding Declaration, Somaliland Abraham Accords Group

Caveats and Next Steps

The document is careful to describe itself as a proposal rather than a settled arrangement. Any use of the UK Abraham Accords Group’s name or branding, it notes, “should be established only through formal written agreement and appropriate authorization,” and cooperation with Israeli stakeholders would remain “subject to applicable laws and official diplomatic channels.” The plan also stresses it is meant to complement, not substitute for, official government-to-government diplomacy.

Whether the UK Abraham Accords Group takes up the proposal — and whether Somaliland’s own political establishment engages with it — remains to be seen. For now, the initiative stands as an early, civil-society attempt to place the territory inside a diplomatic conversation it has so far watched from the outside.