Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland
Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years. Local media on Wednesday showed voters waiting in line to
What Somaliland’s presidential election means for Somalia
The Somaliland region goes to the polls on Wednesday in its sixth presidential election. The region, legally a part of Somalia, unilaterally declared independence in 1993 but has not been recognised by any other sovereign State.
Voting underway in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland
Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years and comes as the Horn of Africa region is experiencing political tension
Somaliland Votes With Leaders Seeing International Recognition in Reach
Voters in Somaliland head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees international recognition within reach after three decades of de facto self-rule.
Somaliland votes amid Horn of Africa tensions
Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia at the centre of a diplomatic storm, holds a presidential election on Wednesday at a tense moment in the Horn of Africa.
Breakaway Somaliland to hold general elections
The breakaway region of Somaliland in East Africa is due to hold general elections on November 13. As the self-declared republic pushes for recognition from the international community and begins to play a larger role in the region,
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