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Hands off: Somaliand took control of Las Anod from Puntland state in 2007. Photo: Eduardo Soteras/AFP

Fault line cuts Somaliland’s quest for nationhood

The Las Anod conflict complicates the mission for true independence from Somalia

The library, open throughout the year, is small but strong on Somaliland literature but also much literature from the rest of Africa. (Michael Runkel)

A literary snapshot of Somaliland

As part of the festival, the organisers have worked on ensuring that they nurture a new generation of Somali readers and writers

Somaliland leader rules out reunion with Somalia

The leader of the self-declared breakaway enclave of Somaliland ruled out reuniting with battle-scarred Somalia and said the interim government’s claim of victory over insurgents…

Somalilanders battle for independence

After 19 years without a working government, Somalia would walk any award for longevity on a knife-edge. Equally, Somaliland, its northern neighbour on the Horn of Africa, must…

Somaliland hopes for world recognition

Voters in Somalia’s breakaway republic of Somaliland cast ballots on Thursday to elect lawmakers amid hopes the exercise will bring them international recognition as a sovereign…

Al-Qaeda operatives arrested in Somaliland

Authorities in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland said on Friday they have arrested a senior al-Qaeda operative allegedly in the region to organise attacks on local leaders…

Hope in the Horn of Africa

Somaliland is growing despite the international community, not because of it. It gets no loans or other assistance from the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund.