
Israel will establish an embassy in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the Congolese government prepares to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Fifteen Arab and Islamic countries on May 24, 2026, condemned the opening of a purported Somaliland embassy in occupied Jerusalem, according to a joint statement by their foreign ministers. The statement, reported by multiple outlets, described the move as “i…

The move comes months after Israel officially recognised the independence of Somalia's breakaway region.