Somaliland has its own military of 60,000, its own flag, parliament and president elected democratically, currency, controls its borders and has a monopoly on force within Somaliland.
The democratically elected Somaliland government controls most of the North (Somaliland). Somaliland government is a stable long term partner that has been stable for 27 years and continues going strong.
Famaggio might lay claim to Somaliland, but niether him, nor his predecessors had any power in Somaliland or the surrounding areas. Somaliland is for all intents and purposes independent and has been for a long time, more than a quarter of a century.
The Somalia Federal Government (SFG) controls nothing outside Mogadishu. It is chaotic, powerless, irrelevant. With every year that passess Somaliland becomes more stable, powerful and important in the region.
No single federal state or whole of south 'Somalia' can be compared to Somaliland. Not in terms of democracy, stability, security. Not even in terms of population, number of cities. Puntland is closest in all ranks. But even then it is a distant second, but certainly deserves an honourable mention.
Somaliland has existed since 1991, the very beginning of Somalia's civial war. It has many large cities including Hargeisa, the third largest city in the Horn of Africa, second largest Somali city. Hargeisa is larger than all other Somalia's large cities combined (excluding Mogadishu). But Somaliland also has many other cities such as Boorama, Burao, Las Anod, Erigabo, Zeila, Oodweyne, Sheikh, Gabiley, Arabsiyo, Ainaba, Wajaale, Badhan, Dhahar, Ceel Af Weyn etc. Overall it has 5 of the top 10 largest cities in the former Somali Republic.
It has a long track record of democracy and political maturity. It has had many one man one vote elections, including three presidential elections and parliamentary elections. It has an official opposition. Many political parties. Open, televised debates in its lower and upper house. Televised presidential debate.
Can any regional state in South or Central 'Somalia' really compare? Does Farmaggio really have a say over investments in Somaliland. This is a genuine question. Is it not indho adeyg to say that Formaggio controls Somaliland?
The democratically elected Somaliland government controls most of the North (Somaliland). Somaliland government is a stable long term partner that has been stable for 27 years and continues going strong.
Famaggio might lay claim to Somaliland, but niether him, nor his predecessors had any power in Somaliland or the surrounding areas. Somaliland is for all intents and purposes independent and has been for a long time, more than a quarter of a century.
The Somalia Federal Government (SFG) controls nothing outside Mogadishu. It is chaotic, powerless, irrelevant. With every year that passess Somaliland becomes more stable, powerful and important in the region.
No single federal state or whole of south 'Somalia' can be compared to Somaliland. Not in terms of democracy, stability, security. Not even in terms of population, number of cities. Puntland is closest in all ranks. But even then it is a distant second, but certainly deserves an honourable mention.
Somaliland has existed since 1991, the very beginning of Somalia's civial war. It has many large cities including Hargeisa, the third largest city in the Horn of Africa, second largest Somali city. Hargeisa is larger than all other Somalia's large cities combined (excluding Mogadishu). But Somaliland also has many other cities such as Boorama, Burao, Las Anod, Erigabo, Zeila, Oodweyne, Sheikh, Gabiley, Arabsiyo, Ainaba, Wajaale, Badhan, Dhahar, Ceel Af Weyn etc. Overall it has 5 of the top 10 largest cities in the former Somali Republic.
It has a long track record of democracy and political maturity. It has had many one man one vote elections, including three presidential elections and parliamentary elections. It has an official opposition. Many political parties. Open, televised debates in its lower and upper house. Televised presidential debate.
Can any regional state in South or Central 'Somalia' really compare? Does Farmaggio really have a say over investments in Somaliland. This is a genuine question. Is it not indho adeyg to say that Formaggio controls Somaliland?
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