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Somaliland’s Achievement In A Fragile Region by Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s Michael S. Ansari Africa Center hosted a speech today by His Excellency Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Sillanyo, president of the Republic of Somaliland.

President Sillanyo is at the start of a working visit to confer with senior US officials and other stakeholders on the prospects for peace and security in the volatile Horn of Africa region.

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Although its 1991 declaration of renewed independence has yet to be formally recognized by the international community, Somaliland has nonetheless managed to establish a stable polity with multiparty presidential, parliamentary, and municipal elections which have been deemed free and fair by international observers.

As a result, an increasing number of countries have found opportunities to engage with the Somaliland government on security issues and development projects.

Somaliland Achievement In A Fragile Region by Atlantic CouncilSomaliland Achievement In A Fragile Region by Atlantic Council

Somaliland Achievement In A Fragile Region by Atlantic Council

Somaliland Achievement In A Fragile Region by Atlantic Council

The president was accompanied by a delegation that included First Lady Amina Haji Mahammad JirdeHersi Ali H. Hassan, minister of presidential affairs; Mohamed Abdullahi Omar, minister of foreign affairs; Sa’ad Ali Shire, minister of planning; Hussein Abdi Dualeh, minister of mining, energy, and water resources; and Osman Sahardiid, minister of state for finance.

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham introduced President Sillanyo and moderated an open discussion with the president and foreign minister following the address.

Read the President’s prepared remarks on Somaliland’s Achievement In A Fragile Region pdf

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Watch the event here 

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