Voting underway in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland
Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years and comes as the Horn of Africa region is experiencing political tension
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According to the Somaliland National Electoral Commission, more than 1 million registered and eligible voters head to the polls Wednesday to elect their president for the next five years.
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Voters in Somaliland head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees international recognition within reach after three decades of de facto self-rule.
Voting underway for presidential election in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland
Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years
Somaliland votes amid Horn of Africa tensions
Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia at the centre of a diplomatic storm, holds a presidential election on Wednesday at a tense moment in the Horn of Africa.
Somaliland presidential election: 7 things about why polls in Somalia’s breakaway region matter
The region is a breakaway faction of Somalia that often finds itself sandwiched between Ethiopia and Somalia's conflicts.Presidential elections in Somaliland will define the political landscape of the East African region as the region plays a key role in the power dynamics of both Somalia and Ethiopia.
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