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The Kenyan government has expressed support for the recognition of Somaliland, which is an autonomous region of Somalia.


Kenyan Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Richard Onyonka said that Nairobi supports the recognition of Somaliland as an independent state and Kenya will encourage the countries of the African Union to officially recognize Somaliland, a Press TV correspondent in Nairobi reported late on Friday.

Onyonka made the remarks in an address to a group of Somalilanders living in Nairobi.

Somalilander Mohamed Saleh, who attended the gathering, said Somaliland deserves recognition since it has been relatively peaceful for years.

“We have managed to remain stable in a very volatile region and this should push the global community to recognize our sovereignty from the bigger Somalia,” he stated.

Somaliland, situated in northwestern Somalia, unilaterally declared independence from the rest of the African country in 1991.

This is either fake, or Kenya wants Somalia to start the shifta war again. f-king bantu low life scums.

out of curiosity, what's wrong with sland sailing solo? can u imagine how somaliland would look like today if it had 20 yrs of self determination?

waryaa wrote:out of curiosity, what's wrong with sland sailing solo? can u imagine how somaliland would look like today if it had 20 yrs of self determination?

Beggining of desintigration of Somalia as a whole. End of Somaliweyn. Beggining of Centuries of Ethiopian dominance. Oh the f-king horror of even thinking about it.

The African Union will not recognize Somaliland because this will set a bad precedent. If they do, then any armed group could rebel and hold out for a few years while demanding nationhood. Africa will divide into hundreds of countries. He was in a somaliland conference, so i'm not surprised he'd try to make them feel better.