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In the last few weeks, rumours of Trump and the US recognising Somaliland have been on the rise again, so, in this video, we’re taking a look at Somaliland’s long struggle for independence, and whether it could actually happen.
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General Info about Somaliland
https://www.actionaid.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/somaliland/somalia-somaliland-differences-explained
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/may/30/exclusive-somaliland-president-says-recognition-of-state-on-the-horizon-following-trump-talks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Somaliland
Colonial map of modern day Somalia
https://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/britishsomaliland.htm
History of Somaliland
http://www.sethkaplan.org/doc/JOD,%20Democratization%20in%20Africa%20chapter%203.10.pdf
Somalia’s 1961 constitutions
https://africanelections.tripod.com/so.html#1961_Constitutional_Referendum
Previous constitutions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Somalia#Previous_constitutions
Info on referendum
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/docs/Final-Somaliland-Report-7-24-01-combined.pdf
Recent Guardian report on Somaliland
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/may/30/exclusive-somaliland-president-says-recognition-of-state-on-the-horizon-following-trump-talks
NYT/BBC report on Houthi campaign
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/trump-houthis-bombing.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cglxl67g28no
0:00 Intro
1:28 Context
4:00 Why Trump is Considering Recognising Somaliland
5:34 1. Houthis
6:30 2. Gaza
