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Foreign relations of the Republic of Somaliland are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland. [1] The region's self-declaration of independence (from Somalia on 18 May 1991, after the start of ongoing Somali Civil War ) remains unrecognised by the international community .
Currently, Russian-Somali relations are at a very low level, with Russia having sent humanitarian aid to Somalia several times. [7] In May 2010, Somalia warned that relations with Russia may be harmed over the MV Moscow University hijacking, after which Somalia's government demanded an apology from the Russian government. [8]
Somalia, [a] officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, [b] is the easternmost country in continental Africa.The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti [14] to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east.
Somaliland, a self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia, maintains consulate-level informal relations with some foreign governments. However, its self-proclaimed independence remains unrecognised by any country or international organisation. [2]
Common Somali is spoken in most of Somalia and in adjacent territories (Ogaden, North Eastern Province, and Djibouti), and is used by broadcasting stations in the Somaliland. Facility with language is highly valued in Somali society; the capability of a suitor, a warrior, or a political or religious leader is judged in part by his verbal ...
On February 7, the international community (France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, etc.) demanded immediate relief from the violence in Las Anod. [41] The Somaliland government declared a ceasefire on February 10. [40] OCHA reported that 185,000 people were displaced from the suburbs of Las Anod due to the fighting. [41]
Somali culture; Somali cuisine; Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis; Somali, plural of Somalo, former Somali currency; Somali Plate, a tectonic plate which covers the eastern part of Africa; Somalia, a country in the Horn of Africa; Somaliland, an unrecognised state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as de jure part of ...
Somali art is the artistic culture of the Somali people, both historic and contemporary. These include artistic traditions in pottery , music, architecture, wood carving and other genres. Somali art is characterized by its aniconism , partly as a result of the vestigial influence of the pre-Islamic mythology of the Somalis coupled with their ...