Somaliland protests election of representatives to Somalia Senate

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi.

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi. Somaliland has protested against the election of its representatives to Somalia's Senate. PHOTO | FILE | AFP

Somaliland, the self-declared independent region of Somalia, has rejected plans to have Senate representatives elected to represent it the federal parliament, even as officials said the vote will go on.

On Wednesday, the region said it was not interested in having representatives in Somalia parliament and warned Somalia politicians to stop spreading “misleading information”.