I am talking about this specific situation.. The local authorities should calm these people; they need to compete and not blame others.

Society will not prosper if there is no competition. Besides, these people forget Somalilanders business interests all over Somalia.

I am all for getting rid off Iley. I have seen people he himself tortured but we need a good replacement. It should not be a case of Siyad Barre replaced by morons and warmongers.

Sxb Galbeedi, I am no fan of Iley or the Woyane killers but this is a pretext to bring the Somali region under a brutal Ethiopian group.

To think all of this could have been avoided.

MMA, By his logic, there should have never been Somalia or Somaliland as Somali clans never agreed to European border demarcations. Xaaji, You have been saying this very thing for ages, there has been no change.

Whoever comes to power in Ethiopia is not good for Somalia. The changes made by Abiy has been good for Ethiopia and other neighbors, he hasn't changed a single towards Somalia. As for the Oromo issue, they are bad as Tigrays, at-least their leadership is. Let's not be fooled by their sweet-talking. Their ambition is beyond what today's Somalis can appreciate.

It was one accepted by the majority of the citizens. In any case, Somaliland has no recognition and it will be remain so for the foreseeable future. It is just another tribal authority.

He's already on mission

The Oromo are in a rush to create their own state.

When OAU was formed in 1963 and the issue of colonial borders made it to the floor in 1964, Somalia [founding member] was already unitary state whose constitution explicitly stated the inviolability of the Somali Republic territory. The Cairo Summit was not designed to retroactively undo existing post-colonial borders.

We are talking about Somalia, pay attention. Senegal and Gambia was a loose federation meant to stop instability in the Gambia. There was no actual integration. Singapore was kicked out of Malay Federation, it was essence forced to become an independent. And Nasser decided to not exercise military once Syria declared independence. Somaliland can only achieve independence through: 1. Mutual consent [Scottish/Quebec referendum] 2. Consent through force [Eritrea]. 3. Consent by championed superpowers [South Sudan] I don't see all any of that happening and there is no legal basis either as borders came to exist once the permanent unification took place.

Eritrea became independent with Ethiopia's blessing. Ethiopia and Eritrea agreed on a referendum. It didn't unitarily declared independence.

Me neither but the simple fact is Somaliland is a defacto state but it is not legally recognized. And there was no nothing or mechanisms in the old Somali constitution that would facilitate secession or amicable separation not even if the constitution was replaced. The colonial borders cease to exist once the unification took place.

The events in Somalia might have shape how Somalis view themselves or sovereignty over any region of Somalia but it does not change the internationally recognized borders of Somalia. Any secessionist region in the world can declare independence!

Just which countries, international organizations and regional organizations recognize Somaliland borders? Somaliland is a secessionist region with no legal mandate. And Somaliland is found by a tribe.

Well, that means reer Sool have never united with Hargeisa either. P.s. Restoring gumeysiga borders s not good selling point.

What metrics do you use to measure the strength of Sland "army"?

Winning

LOL

Imagine how if Turkey continue groveling in order to join UE. I am glad they chartered their own future.

Theatrics aside, this is sensible comment.

You mean they were inside LA? No shit There you go folks, Suldaanka thinks reer LA are thugs and drug dealers such like that wasiir, what was his name?

The important question is how was Puntland able to convince others to go along with this?