Short films: A journey to Somaliland

I traveled to Somaliland in June of this year at the end of 2 difficult years of my life……
It was a little intimidating being there at the start ( Somaliland is an unrecognised state  ) but I found a people consumed with demonstrating their civility and peacefulness, in very testing circumstances.

Having been there and spent time with the Somalilanders, I believe Somaliland deserves International Recognition of its Independence and that Countries that will not accept the de facto separation from the mess that is Somalia need to be pressed for a fuller explanation as to why they wont support 20 years of peaceful growth in a very difficult region.

Robert Watkin
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Published by: Qalinle Hussein

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