For 30 years, Somaliland has administered and protected its territory, but fails to establish itself as a sovereign country.
In 1991 after the fall of dictator Siad Barré, in the north-west of Somalia, Somaliland proclaimed its independence. Denied by the international community, the country has nevertheless known peace and stability during the last thirty years. In May 2021, Somaliland celebrated its 30th anniversary. This territory of four million inhabitants, as large as Uruguay, a former British colony, has a government, an army, a parliament, autonomous institutions and a currency. Its capital is Hargeisa. However, if this small extraordinary state, considered as a simple Somali autonomous region on the international scene, is today one of the safest and most peaceful of the African continent, it remains nonetheless one of the poorest. of the planet.
Depuis 30 ans, le #Somaliland ne parvient pas à s’imposer comme pays souverain. Mais même si elle est considérée comme une simple région autonome somalienne, elle est aujourd’hui l’une des plus sûres et des plus pacifiques du continent africain
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