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Somaliland elections: what’s at stake for independence, stability and shifting power dynamics in the Horn of Africa

By Brendon J. Cannon, Associate Professor, Khalifa University

Somaliland is due to hold a presidential election on 13 November 2024.

The results of the election will be important for two main reasons. First, what the leadership outcome will mean for Somaliland’s democratic credentials. Second, it will have implications for Somaliland’s push for recognition as an independent state.

Thirty-three years ago, Somaliland declared its…

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