Somaliland Quo Vadis: Overcoming Africa's Post-colonial Self-determination Conundrum (1991-2006)

Somaliland Quo Vadis: Overcoming Africa's Post-colonial Self-determination Conundrum (1991-2006)

Author: 
Jhazbhay, Igbal
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis Group
Record type: 
Journal article
Region: 
Africa
Eastern Africa
Journal Title: 
African Historical Review
Source: 
African Historical Review, Vol. 41, no. 1, 2009, Pages 1 - 50
Subject: 
SOMALILAND
SOMALIA
HORN OF AFRICA
SELF-DETERMINATION
NATION-BUILDING
POST-CONFLICT STABILISATION
GEO-POLITICS
Abstract: 

This article, with the focus on the period 1991 to 2006, examines Somaliland's postcolonial self-determination conundrum, its regional geo-political dynamics interacting within the broader international context and how these dynamics play out in the quest for de jure recognition and the influence of regional politics; Somaliland's navigating its quasi-juridical sovereignty amid the politics of the Arab League and the African Union (AU) which resonate in the arena of multilateral institutions, while Somaliland's relations with Ethiopia and South Africa open up possibilities of a departure from isolation.

Language: 
English
Country focus: 
Somalia
Catagory URL: 
http://www.informaworld.com

CITATION: Jhazbhay, Igbal. Somaliland Quo Vadis: Overcoming Africa's Post-colonial Self-determination Conundrum (1991-2006) . : Taylor & Francis Group , . African Historical Review, Vol. 41, no. 1, 2009, Pages 1 - 50 - Available at: https://library.au.int/somaliland-quo-vadis-overcoming-africas-post-colonial-self-determination-conundrum-1991-2006-3