Somalia has cut diplomatic relations with Guinea after the head of the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland visited the West African country, the foreign ministry in Mogadishu has said.
Somaliland declared its independence in 1991 but is not recognised by the international community, which considers it an autonomous region of Somalia.
The foreign ministry in a statement Thursday said the government had cut all diplomatic ties after Guinea “accorded the protocol of head of state… to the leader of a separatist movement”.