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Consider Somaliland: State-Building with Traditional Leaders and Institutions

Marleen Renders · Brill · 2012

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Book
Author
Marleen Renders
Identifier
DOI 10.1163/9789004222540
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2026-09-01

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EstablishedSomaliland built its post-1991 institutions largely through clan peace conferences: the 1993 Borama conference adopted a Peace Charter and a National Charter reserving the upper house for clan elders, and the 1997 Hargeisa conference brought a settlement that opened a process of democratisation.EstablishedSomaliland's international status is disputed: Somalia regards it as part of its territory, most states have not recognised it, and Israel became the first UN member state to recognise it in December 2025.