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Somaliland Hold Votes as Quest for Recognition Gathers Space

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 By Naomy Mbaka No Comments on Somaliland Hold Votes as Quest for Recognition Gathers Space

Voters in Somaliland flocked 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, which occupies a strategic location at the juncture of the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, declared independence from the Mogadishu government in 1991.


It has not been recognised by any country, restricting access to international finance and the ability of its six million people to travel.

The Hargeisa government is hoping to soon finalise a preliminary deal signed in January with landlocked Ethiopia that would grant Addis Ababa a strip of land on the coast in exchange for diplomatic recognition.


Hargeisa is also hopeful U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will be favourable to its cause.


President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since 2017, is standing for re-election against the main opposition party’s candidate, Abdirahman Cirro.

The vote was originally scheduled for 2022, but lawmakers opted to extend Bihi’s term by two years.

“We pray to Allah to make the election take place democratically and peacefully and as usual a peaceful transfer of power in peace,” Bihi told reporters after casting his vote.


Video footage broadcast by state-owned television showed voters, including women in brightly coloured headscarves, lining up in towns across the region waiting their turn to cast their ballots.


Most polling stations closed at 6 p.m. (1500 GMT) without reports of major problems, although some stayed open longer after starting late.

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