Somaliland claimed to have seceded from Somalia in 1991 and since then, the region has been running a parallel government that has all administrative features.

His deportation comes after Somaliland’s Minister of Interior, Mohamed Kahin Ahmed, said he had accepted requests for his freedom. 

Sudan becomes the third predominantly Muslim country to recognize Israel in less than two months, joining the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

He got promoted to a regional level representing his home Hiiraan region in the 1979 regional football tournament.

The United Nations stands ready to work with Somali authorities and civil society to protect and expand Somalia’s political space.

However, Somalia's Federal Government and Somaliland have for a long time differed on the manner in which donor aid is managed.