Le Somaliland, une république sécessionniste du nord-est de la Somalie.
La Somalie étant inexistante en tant qu’état depuis 20 ans, le Somaliland vit de manière indépendante du reste du pays, sans être reconnue par l’Union Africaine ni les Nations Unies.
C’est une démocratie où l’alternance politique se pratique sans problème : le président élu succède à un président qui quitte volontairement le pouvoir.
Cela contraste largement avec le reste de la Somalie qui est aux mains des milices prétendument islamistes et d’un gouvernement fantoche.
Cela contraste encore plus quand on sait que Monsieur Ahmed Mohamud Silanyo est ouvertement gay (voir l’article en anglais ci-dessous), alors que dans le reste du pays, on vous lapide en public pour moins que ça…

Somaliland Elects its First Openly Gay President !

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Somalilands first openly gay president !

The Newly Elected President Of Somaliland ,Mr Ahmed Mohamud Silanyo has never shied away from, nor made an issue of, his sexual orientation.
He has been with his partner for 27 years and they have three adopted children. The newly-elected president of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamud Silanyo, vowed Friday to campaign "vigorously" for international recognition of his breakaway republic in the Horn of Africa."During my tenure as president I will vigorously fight for the recognition of Somaliland. The world must recognise our democracy," he said and Mr Silanyo also said that he would maintain close links with Ethiopia and called on Somalia to sort out its problems.
Mr Silanyo From 1946 to 1957, he attended the secondary schools in the towns of Sheekh and Amud in northwestern Somalia.
He passed the advanced level GCE examinations in London, England, from 1958 to 1960. He then attended college at the University of Manchester, and earned an Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Economics (1960-63).
He completed his Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Manchester in 1966.
Somaliland is a state located in the Horn of Africa. It is regarded internationally as being an autonomous region of Somalia Although no sovereign state has recognised the independence of Somaliland, Since 1991 it has been governed by a secessionist administration .
The breakaway republic, which declared its independence on May 18, 1991,remains unrecognised by any state or international organisation.