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This study contributes significantly to our understanding not only of Somaliland, but of the predicament of the Somali people as a whole. Today they are scattered over what used to be British Somaliland (capital Hargeisa), former Italian Somaliland (capital Mogadishu), former French Somaliland (now Djibouti), Ethiopia (the Ogaden), and Kenya. These are the five fragments they have been split into following the European scramble for Africa in the 19th and early 20th century. 'The first substantial study covering both the domestic and international dimensions of Somaliland's quest for nationhood and recognition ... a timely and brilliant analysis.' - Professor Hussein M Adam, founding president of the Somali Studies International Association (SSIA). Somaliland has been described as an 'inspiring story of resilience and reconstruction, and a truly African Renaissance, that has many lessons to teach the rest of Africa and the international community'. This study seeks to identify some of those lessons, particularly those pertaining to Somaliland's sustained efforts to create internal unity and gain regional and international recognition. Based on extensive research in Somaliland, as we

Author

Iqbal D. Jhazbhay

Publisher

Midrand: Institute for Global Dialogue ; Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781920216207

Subjects

History, Humanities