What is painful is that the world knows that Somaliland is different

[Deeq A.]

“What is painful is that the world knows that Somaliland is different from Somalia, always has been, always will be, and that it refuses to recognize that difference.”
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is a self-declared state, internationally considered to be an autonomous region of Somalia. The former British protectorate is situated in the Gulf of Aden and borders Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia.
Since Somalia collapsed into three decades of civil war marked by corruption, violence, famine and religious extremism, Somaliland has maintained peace, stability and democracy, establishing its own parliament and holding four national elections since 2003.
It is one of a handful of states that has used a state-of-the-art election system featuring iris-recognition technology. The state has its own constitution and national tri-color flag. Somaliland issues its own passports, currency and maintains a strong national army and navy that have successfully curbed piracy in the Gulf of Aden with the support of European Union naval forces.
F. Hussen, Jerusalem Post, December 12, 2018

Rita Rosenfeld
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