Voters in Somaliland head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees international recognition within reach after three decades of de facto self-rule.

Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991, but has since failed to gain widespread international recognition as a sovereign state. While Somalia has grappled with three decades of civil war and an entrenched Islamic insurgency, the enclave ...

Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years and comes as the Horn of Africa region is experiencing political tension.

Voters in Somaliland went to the polls on Wednesday amid the growing possibility of the region being recognized as an independent state.

Voters in Somaliland went to the polls for the fourth presidential election since 1991 amid heightened tension between Somalia and Ethiopia over a controversial maritime deal