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The recognition blues
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 was misery in Hargeisa, at least among its rulers. Somaliland’s government has expressed its disappointment and the opposition has accused it of letting the country down. Both were unhappy that November’s intricate local elections, in which Kulmiye (Peace, Unity and Development Party), led by President Ahmed Mohamed ‘Silanyo’, came out on top, had not won the country sovereignty."
https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/4774/The_recognition_blues
The Puntland problem
"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 now, Puntland is still committed to remaining part of the federal state of Somalia."
https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/4775/The_Puntland_problem
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 was misery in Hargeisa, at least among its rulers. Somaliland’s government has expressed its disappointment and the opposition has accused it of letting the country down. Both were unhappy that November’s intricate local elections, in which Kulmiye (Peace, Unity and Development Party), led by President Ahmed Mohamed ‘Silanyo’, came out on top, had not won the country sovereignty."
https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/4774/The_recognition_blues
The Puntland problem
"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 now, Puntland is still committed to remaining part of the federal state of Somalia."
https://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/4775/The_Puntland_problem
