Somaliland has world-standard, modern and democratic nation. It's hosted free and fair elections, it has army that obeys international military regulations, police with excellent human rights record, currency that is circulated in many parts of East Africa, flag that flies in many countries, national anthem, finally it has elected parliament and government.In 2010, the Somaliland opposition won presidential election and there was peaceful, civilized and democratic power transfer, unlike many African countries where dictators hang on the power like Ivory Coast and Kenya. Today’s Opposition Leader and Former President Dahir Riyale Kahn handed over the leadership to the Former Opposition Leader and today’s President Mohamed Ahmed Siilanyo – The power-transfer ceremony was rare seen in Africa.
In contradiction, AU is waving conditions in accepting Somaliland as independent nation, which has a defined territory with bounders and inherited from the former British Somaliland, Somaliland has permanent population of 3.5 million. It controls its territory, it has bilateral diplomatic and security relations with neighboring countries, Somaliland Passport is being used in Ethiopia, Kenya and Djibouti. Somaliland President uses local passport while traveling to Europe and USA.In brief, Somaliland was an independent nation for five days before the disastrous unity with Italian Somalia on 1st July 1960. Somaliland had designated Prime Minister and Cabinet before the unity. The crawling unity continued until 18th May 1991, at the rebirth of Somaliland.
After 50 years, AU is not considering the freedom voice from Somaliland while it is offering unconditionally support to the new state in Southern Sudan that has no colonial border and defined population, which conflicts with African Union´s charter on the territorial integrity.
Both people of Somaliland and Southern Sudan suffered under brutal and merciless regimes for decades, both people faced discrimination on different bases, thousands of both people were murdered in addition to genocide and ethnic-cleansing by the regimes in Mogadishu and Khartoum.
Somaliland and Southern Sudan emerged after years of freedom armed struggle, they forced the occupying regimes to leave or negotiate peacefully. In Somaliland, regime was overthrown by force and Southern Sudanese forced Al-Bashir regime to negotiate and accept their demands.
African states, we point out. Recognition will not "open Pandora's box in Africa". Neither will it set a precedent that has been done already in East Timor and Kosovo. "The international Somaliland has more territory and a bigger population than at least a dozen other community is focused on Somalia, it is okay. We are saying, 'Keep doing what you're doing in Mogadishu, but for goodness sake help those who help themselves: Somaliland'."
finally .......
Congratulations to the Southern Sudanese....
The African Union (AU) Observers have certified South Sudan’s secession vote "free, fair, credible and a true reflection of the democratically-expressed will of the South Sudanese voters." In its preliminary statement on the conduct of the vote, which could lead to the creation of Africa’s newest country and pave the way for the independence of Somaliland!!!!!!!!Somaliland 'yearns for international recognition' by the help of only allah .
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