which had been under Italian rule. The merger faced challenges early on, with many in Somaliland rejecting the centralization of power in the country’s south. A rebel group, the Somali National ...

as well as the 19th-century conquests of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland. In August 1940 the Duke of Aosta invaded neighbouring British Somaliland, whose long borders with Abyssinia and Italian ...

In the intricate web of geopolitics, the recognition of sovereignty remains one of the most consequential acts the international community can undertake. Somaliland, a de facto ...

In 1991, the Somali Republic (Somalia), which was created in 1960, split into Somaliland (a former British colony) and Somalia (a former Italian colony). Somalia does not recognise the secession ...

The colonial root: In 1991, the Somali Republic (Somalia), which was created in 1960, split into Somaliland (a former British colony) and Somalia (a former Italian colony). Somalia does not recognize ...