Somaliland Residents Express High Hopes for Independence

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The people of the African republic of Somaliland voted in 1991 to become an independent nation. They argue that there are enough cultural, political and social differences between them and the people of Somalia to make Somaliland a separate country, as was the case briefly in 1960. But the world has not yet formally recognized an independent Somaliland, a cause dear to the hearts of its people. Cathy Majtenyi files this report for VOA on the push for international recognition.

Gathering of Somaililand’s supporters

In Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa, people gather for a rally to reaffirm their independence from Somalia, a war-torn country they say they want no part of.

Somaliland sits along the coast of the Gulf of Aden in the northernmost part of what is internationally recognized as Somalia.

Somaliland declared independence in 1991. It has its own government, police force, army and other  READ MORE