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Somaliland celebrates 30 years of self-proclaimed independence By Halima Gikandi © Barkhad Dahir/AP
Women march in a procession to celebrate the 25th anniversary of proclaimed independence in the capital Hargeisa, Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
The self-declared country of Somaliland remains largely unrecognized by the rest of the world.
But that hasn’t stopped its estimated 3.6 million people from celebrating its 30 years of independence.
In Somaliland’s capital, Hargeisa, the crowded streets witnessed patriotic music blaring from honking cars.
Videos on social media showed young people draped in green, red, and white the colors of the national flag.
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It is safe to say the ancient pastoralists who created this exquisite rock art thousands of years ago did not envision its use by a breakaway region of Somalia to campaign for international recognition as an independent state. Yet their works have been drawn into a heated debate among politicians, archaeologists and others over the place of ancient heritage in arguing for the separation of Somaliland, a semiautonomous region of Somalia that has had its own military, currency and flag for 30 years a very short while, in the grand scheme of things. Somaliland’s government has vigorously sought recognition through diplomacy but has failed except recently with another recognition seeker, Taiwan. A recent flurry of diplomatic effort across Africa began in Kenya, where Somaliland’s president won a promise of a consulate
Somaliland s quest for recognition passes through its ancient caves
Max Bearak, The Washington Post
Jan. 31, 2021
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1of8Muse Aw Saeed poses outside one of the caves near the village of Daymoole, Somalia, in October 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Mustafa SaeedShow MoreShow Less
2of8Men negotiate the price of a camel at a livestock market in Hargeisa, Somalia, in October 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Mustafa SaeedShow MoreShow Less
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4of8A livestock market in Hargeisa, Somalia, in October 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Mustafa SaeedShow MoreShow Less
5of8A man marks a camel as sold at a livestock market in Hargeisa, Somalia, in October 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Mustafa SaeedShow MoreShow Less
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