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Somaliland’s leading online news portal about Republic of Somaliland, the Horn of Africa, and around the world; it maintains integrity, professionalism, and the highest journalistic ethics. Peace and stability has been restored through the efforts of the people of Somaliland. Democratic systems have been established and have continued to evolve after five successful elections at the presidential, parliamentary and local government levels. Somaliland is a Sunni Muslim region located along most of Somalia’s Red Sea coastline in the Horn of Africa. It enjoyed five days of independence in 1960, during which it was recognized by Israel and 34 other countries, before uniting with Somalia. Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is a self-declared state that is internationally considered to be an autonomous region of Somalia. Located in the Horn of Africa, it borders Ethiopia to the south and west, Djibouti to the northwest, and Somalia to the east. Somaliland, historically, the area now comprising Somalia and Djibouti. The name is also used to refer to the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared independent country in the Horn of Africa that has its capital at Hargeisa. A former British protectorate, Somaliland has operated with de facto independence for over 30 years. It has its own government, constitution, security forces, currency and electoral system, and has enjoyed relative stability compared with much of Somalia. Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, [b] is a partially recognised state in the Horn of Africa. It is located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east. [8] A breakaway, semi-desert territory on the coast of the Gulf of Aden, Somaliland declared independence after the overthrow of Somali military dictator Siad Barre in 1991. The move followed a. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, but no country has recognized its sovereignty in the decades since. Despite its lack of international legitimacy, the coastal territory has. Somaliland is a self-declared state in the Horn of Africa. Learn its location, history, borders and why its recognition remains contested.

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