Abyssinia mined Somaliland’s chances for international recognition
Quite unfortunately, at the same time, many developments in the North bear witness to a dramatic deterioration of the situation. The fact itself that the country did not achieve international recognition is not necessarily a problem, and its cooperation with Abyssinia could be understood to some extent. Landlocked because of Eritrea’s secession, Abyssinia needed one harbour in replacement of Massawa and Assab (that both became part of Eritrean territory), and instead of Djibouti, Berbera could accommodate the Abyssinian trade needs.
In the case of Somaliland the problems evolve around the following points:
1. The cooperation with Abyssinia ended up as total dependence on and alignment with Africa’s most tyrannical country.
2. The Nation-building process did not advance at all; even compared to Eritrea, as both countries became independent at the same time, Somaliland did not even try to develop an independent national character and identity. This may either be due to ignorance of the ruling elite or simply highlight the fact that there cannot be or effectively there are no separate national character and identity for Somaliland to assert.
3. Even worse, the democratic process did not advance much and it was soon eclipsed by scandals and evident corruption. Incredible stories about the way President Dahir Riyale Kahin’s wife got an apartment in Cairo’s posh district of Mohandessin in exchange of an agreement enabling Egyptian fishermen boats to exploit the seas of Somaliland are among the most innocent narratives of various circles in Hargeysa and Berbera.
4. More recently, Somaliland demonstrated an incomprehensible inclination and even urgency for war; Somaliland’s armed aggression on Las Anod, the capital of Puntland’s Sool region dilutes 16 years of nebulous political discourses about peace and calmness. It clearly indicates that instead of relief, Somaliland turned out to be a trouble. As the ongoing war risks pulling the entire Horn of Africa region into a maelstrom of Islamist extremism, Somaliland demonstrated further symptoms of political decomposition.
5. Despite the common origin, national and cultural identity, language, socio-behavioural system, and religion between the populations of Somaliland and the tyrannized people of the occupied province of Ogaden, the supposedly democratic government of Somaliland acted inimically, treacherously and even malignantly against Ogadeni refugees in Somaliland, mistreating and/or extraditing them. This is an incredibly barbaric expression of high treason perpetrated by governmental authorities that should have shown a minimal respect for the tragic times the Ogadenis are currently crossing.
Againa and again, Abyssinia mined Somaliland’s chances for international recognition even though they have kissed their azz too far . This is too much for them
Hadhow bay ku oranayaan waynu duulnay, saaxiibadeen Ethiopia, iyo arimo kale ee laga xishoodo in lagu riyoodo iskaba daa inaad ku hadaaqtide
