Somaliland was a British Protectorate with treaty enshrined borders entirely separating it from Ethiopia, Southern Italian Somalia and northerly French Somalia, now known as Djibouti. Somaliland won independence from the British Crown in 1960. Hence the name of this web site : " Somaliland 1960"
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Somaliland Development Corporation (SDC) official launch on 22nd February 2012 at the House of Parliament, Westminster
Somaliland Development Corporation was, officially, launched by the Republic of Somaliland President, H.E Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud - Silanyo, and Henry Bellingham MP, UK Minister for Africa, the UN, Overseas Territories and Conflict Issues. The launch, which took place at the Jubilee Room, Houses of Parliament, Westminster on the 22nd February 2012, was organised by the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Somaliland and Somalia, Rt Hon Alun Michael MP and Vice Chair, Tony Baldry MP, and attended by many honourable guests from both the British and Somaliland governments, international investors and businesses, civil societies, and the media.