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| Kenya ready to recognize Somaliland |
| 2011-05-22 |
| [Iran Press TV] The Kenyan government has expressed support for the recognition of Somaliland, which is an autonomous region of Somalia. Kenyan Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Richard Onyonka said that Nairobi supports the recognition of Somaliland as an independent state and Kenya will encourage the countries of the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... to officially recognize Somaliland, a Press TV correspondent in Nairobi reported late on Friday. Onyonka made the remarks in an address to a group of Somalilanders living in Nairobi. Somalilander Mohamed Saleh, who attended the gathering, said Somaliland deserves recognition since it has been relatively peaceful for years. "We have managed to remain stable in a very volatile region and this should push the global community to recognize our illusory sovereignty from the bigger Somalia," he stated. Somaliland, situated in northwestern Somalia, unilaterally declared independence from the rest of the African country in 1991. |
| Posted by:Fred |