Vol 54 No 3 | SOMALILAND The recognition blues 1st February 2013 Elections make Somaliland more democratic but don’t make international recognition more likely or end a simmering row with Garowe When the United States officially recognised the new government of Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on 20 January, there was dancing in the streets of Mogadishu but there...
Vol 54 No 3 | SOMALILAND The Puntland problem 1st February 2013 In March 2013 Puntland, the semi-autonomous region in the north-east of Somalia, will hold its first local elections using the Somaliland model (see Feature, The recognition blues). For...