Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland has rejected an attempt by the central government to give the US exclusive control ...

Somaliland, a former British protectorate, declared independence from Somalia in 1991 following the collapse of the central government. It maintains its own government, security forces and ...

But not all of Somalia is the same. Somaliland, while unrecognized, is night and day different from the rest of Somalia. Somaliland is democratic — unlike Somalia, which appoints its leaders.

Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland is hoping to be recognized as an independent state by the Trump administration.