The secessionist East African region has rejected the Ugandan president’s offer of mediation.Somaliland opposes joining Somalia as one country.
The secessionist East African region has rejected the Ugandan president’s offer of mediation.
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has offered to serve as a mediator, but the administration of Somaliland declared on Sunday that it has no plans to discuss unification with Somalia.
The Somaliland government declares that any talks between Somaliland and Somalia won’t cover reunification; rather, they’ll focus on how the two formerly united nations can advance individually. There are no intentions to talk about union with Somalia, according to the Somaliland administration.
The declaration came after Museveni offered to facilitate talks between the two sides in order to bring them together, describing himself as a “peace facilitator.”
One day after meeting Jama Musse Jama, a special representative for Somaliland, the Ugandan president made the offer on Saturday. Museveni said that the creation of a powerful and successful Somali state has been hampered by Somaliland’s breakaway. If Somalia and Somaliland want to have a prosperous nation, they must put a stop to identity politics, he added.
The president emphasised the value of unity and economic cooperation while highlighting the possible advantages of reunification. “A nation’s domestic market by itself is insufficient. As a result, Museveni believes that Somalia and Somaliland must cooperate economically and trade with other African nations.
After years of civil strife, Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia in 1991, but the sovereignty of that country has not been widely acknowledged internationally.
