Somaliland’s history as a distinct region of Somalia dates back to the late nineteenth century. The territory was a British protectorate until 1960 when it unified with the rest of present-day ...

The United States needs to stay in the fight against al-Shabab to secure global trade.

But the former British protectorate has since operated autonomously ... taking up the baton from his predecessors to lead Somaliland out of political and economic isolation. Outgoing president ...

This has upset Somalia, which regards Somaliland as part of its territory - and it has said it views the deal as an act of aggression. The former British protectorate of Somaliland joined the rest ...

Somaliland declared independence from war ... leaving the region poor and isolated. The former British protectorate elects its own leaders based in the self-appointed capital of Hargeisa, and ...