Category: Somaliland
Somaliland is a breakaway region of Somalia. It has 3.5 million population and covers the northwest part of Somalia bordering Djibouti in the north, Ethiopia in the west, the Puntland region of Somalia in the south and the Indian Ocean in the east.
Somaliland declared independence in 1991.It has not been recognized by the international community, though Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, the European Union have offices in Somaliland.
Somaliland has a Presidential system and has held two successful elections to date. In 2012, opposition candidate Ahmed Mohamoud won the presidency. Hargeysa is the capital of Somaliland, while Berbera is the main port.
Read the posts related to Somaliland below.
Somaliland Parliament approved UAE military base deal
The parliament of Somaliland ratified on Sunday an agreement for a United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Military Base put Somaliland in Jeopardy
(Kudos Nahur – Berbera, Somaliland) The potential UAE military base in Berbera has seen controversy.
Arabs dirty game in Somaliland once again
(Kudos Nahur – Hargeysa, Somaliland) Somaliland’s delegation has been in United Arab Emirates (UAE) negotiating with.
Ethiopia: Senior ONLF militant and 6 others killed, captured
Ethiopian government claimed to have killed and captured fighters including the logistics head of Ogaden National.
Survivors: 500 Somalilanders, Ethiopians drowned in Mediterranean
(Will Ross – BBC News) The people locked up in the stadium in this picturesque port.
Why Somaliland is not a recognised state
(The Economist) Somaliland, a slim slice of Somali-inhabited territory on the southern shore of the.
Somaliland: Time for another Referendum?
(Robleh M. Lafcanbe) As we saw over the past couple months, the historic union of.
Somaliland’s long wait for int’l recognition
[Originally published on Somaliland Press.] Since its secession from the rest of Somalia in 1991,.