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Somaliland recognition for forced transfer of Palestinians? ‘Not worth it’

Locals and analysts say reported plan to forcibly move Palestinians from Gaza to Somaliland risks inflaming the region.

Exclusive: Somaliland president says recognition of state ‘on the horizon’ following Trump talks

Exclusive: Somaliland president says recognition of state ‘on the horizon’ following Trump talks

The breakaway territory’s independence has never been internationally recognised. Insiders say recent US overtures are encouraging – but the consequences could be inflammatory in the tinderbox region

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With a new president, Somaliland seeks international recognition

With a new president, Somaliland seeks international recognition

As the country's new president took office last week, following a peaceful election in a region otherwise in turmoil, Somaliland hopes to see its independence recognised by the international community – having declared it in 1991.

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Somaliland’s new government is ready to drive change: these are its 3 big goals

The fierce electoral competition in Somaliland – coupled with clan politics and governance challenges – makes it important to understand the implications of the de facto independent state’s recent presidential election outcome.

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Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row

Small Somaliland is positioned in the middle of a regional spat that some experts fear could escalate further.

Somalia expels Ethiopian ambassador amid Somaliland port deal dispute

Mogadishu also shuts down Addis Ababa’s consulates in Hargeisa, capital of the Somaliland, and Garowe in Puntland.

Somaliland crisis: delayed elections and armed conflict threaten dream of statehood

With a presidential election delayed for months and deadly clashes between security forces and clan militias, Somaliland’s reputation for stability lies in ruins. Violence erupted in the breakaway northern Somalia region a few weeks after elections were postponed late last year. President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since November 2017,…

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Conflict in disputed Las Anod dims Somaliland’s diplomatic dreams

Conflict in disputed Las Anod dims Somaliland’s diplomatic dreams

Analysts say the crisis is damaging foreign perception of Somaliland, long seen as relatively more stable than Somalia.

What’s driving conflict in the disputed Somali city of Las Anod?

What’s driving conflict in the disputed Somali city of Las Anod?

Violence has erupted in a city at the centre of dispute between Somalia’s semi-autonomous Somaliland & Puntland regions.

The small African state of Somaliland legally doesn't exist. But Taiwan has spied an opportunity to make its mark

The small African state of Somaliland legally doesn't exist. But Taiwan has spied an opportunity to make its mark

After months of diplomatic setbacks, Taiwan's president urged her foreign minister to find a creative solution to the problem. He found a surprising answer in a small, unrecognised African nation.

‘I lost everything’: Somaliland market fire upturns life, economy

‘I lost everything’: Somaliland market fire upturns life, economy

Residents and traders say the market in Hargeisa was an entire financial district and pivotal to Somaliland’s economy.

‘It’s all gone’: the women left bereft when Somaliland’s largest market burned down

‘It’s all gone’: the women left bereft when Somaliland’s largest market burned down

Once a bustling place, Waheen is now a smouldering ruin and despite government promises stallholders say little is being done for them

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