Peace and
democracy hasn't come easy to many countries around the globe, the continent of
Africa in particular. Without getting into the political mess that is the horn
of Africa, I wanted to congratulate Somaliland for the courage and political
will it showed 23 years ago on May 18th, 1991 to rise above tribal/religious
friction and revenge for wrong doing, to become a united country.
Without
their youth (which compromises close to 60% of the country) patriotism and
rejection of terrorism in the face of economic struggles and hostile neighbours, they would not be celebrating such achievement today.
Pictures Source: BBC, Somaliland blog
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