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2017-05-23 Africa Horn

"Otherwise We'll Have to Go to War" - Somaliland Demands Recognition 26 Years On

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Posted by Fred 2017-05-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 still no one has heeded its calls to be accepted as a sovereign nation.

Perhaps no one cares.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-05-23 08:06|| 2017-05-23 08:06|| Front Page Top

#2 So, they've spent the last 26 years fighting over who gets to steal the international aid?
Because that's what they've got.

Posted by ed in texas 2017-05-23 18:42|| 2017-05-23 18:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Somaliland is, along with its Somali brethren, dead last in PPP per capita terms. If it had surged ahead of the other Somali regions, it would have better call for diplomatic recognition.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2017-05-23 19:52|| 2017-05-23 19:52|| Front Page Top

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