Republic of Somaliland

Following the civil war that began in Somalia in the 1980s and the subsequent overthrow of that country’s government in 1991, a government opposition group, the Somali National Movement, secured the region comprising the former British Somaliland. In May 1991 they announced…

The modern borders of Africa are in large part the result of the competition between European colonial powers for the control of the continent. By the late 1880s, Italy, Britain, and France each had colonial holdings in the Somaliland region in the Horn of…

…the formation of the independent Republic of Somaliland in the north, and in July 1998 another declared the formation of the autonomous region of Puntland in the northeast. Each formed its own government, although neither was recognized by the international community. This remained the status quo until 2025, when Israel…

…independent and known as the Republic of Somaliland.

…under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without widespread international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia) and serves as Somaliland’s primary port. Berbera lies at the terminus of roads from the towns of Hargeisa and Burko and has an airport. Known during…