Somalia has been embroiled in civil war for years now. The recent recognition of Somaliland by the entity, and the ongoing genocide in Sudan are both supported by the Gulf as well. I’m thinking that this is trying to push Somalia to de jure balkanization with the express goal being the destabilization of the horn. I’d like to hear others’ thoughts on this.
Likely in exchange for ethnic cleansing place for Palestinians or a military base to bomb Yemen.
In any case the terror group controlling that area is nothing more than an Israeli and Gulf proxy.
While there has been a taboo against the changing of borders in Africa due to legitimate reasons, it became accepted that South Sudan should be created due to the destabilizing force that the Sudanese government played in the local populace. While the southern part of Somalia isn’t a direct threat to Somaliland, it is obvious that there isn’t a central Somali government able to enact control over Somaliland and the Somaliland government doesn’t wish territorial expansion to become the legitimate government of all Somalia.
In these terms, I feel like the recognition of Somaliland isn’t destabilizing to the region and seems to be a better option than continued anarchy over a wider area.
I also feel like Djibouti is trying to fight against this recognition as this gives Ethiopia another path to sea access.
While there has been a taboo against the changing of borders in Africa due to legitimate reasons, it became accepted that South Sudan should be created
Wut.
What is going on with the passive voice here? With whom has there been this taboo, and why did they think they had the power or legitimacy to define borders in the first place? The Berlin Conference? This sounds like 19th century white man’s burden shit.
There is currently only one recognized African country, Ethiopia, that recognizes Somaliland. Why only one African country? Because the others are afraid that a reevaluation of borders at best gets you something like the Partition of India at best and at worst gets you war between two countries.
This isn’t white man’s burden shit.
