Bihi calls for support for an 'independent Somaliland'

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi.

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi. PHOTO | COURTESY | SOMALILAND MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Somaliland leader Muse Bihi on Monday called for international support as he pitched for sovereignty and separation of Somaliland from Somalia, in a speech delivered to an audience in Washington.

Speaking in a keynote address at the Heritage Foundation, Abdi explained at length the important points that illustrate the history, situations and desires of the region in the northwestern Somalia that has been seeking complete independence from the rest of Somalia since May 1991.