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"
Saturday, April 21, 2012
FCO: President Silanyo of Somaliland speaks at the London Conference on Somalia
President Silanyo mentions in this speech" Attracting foreign direct investment is critical for the future prosperity of Somaliland that is why we’ve launched yesterday the Somaliland Development Corporation here in London to facilitate international investment in Somaliland".