Deni: Puntland 'Acting Independently' on Resources and International Agreements Until Consensus Government Formed

Two days after his parallel-authority deadline passed without a formal declaration, President Said Abdullahi Deni said Puntland would manage its own resources and enter international agreements independently 'until a consensus-based government is reached,' while insisting Puntland has 'never abandoned the federal system.' The statement amounts to a functional, gray-zone assertion of independence in specific domains rather than a declared breakaway government — de-escalating the immediate crisis while keeping core disputes with Mogadishu unresolved.