International recognition of Somaliland will boost its economy

As African leaders gather in Brussels for the EU-Africa summit in April 2014, Mohamed Yoni, the foreign minister of Somaliland, wrote that despite substantial help from the EU, the country still faced important economic hurdles on its path to development, which could be remedied partly by international recognition.

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ESO: Background information: Somaliland: EU Commissioner Andris Piebalgs announces more support for stability and regional cooperation http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-somaliland-eu-commissioner-andris-piebalgs-announces-more-support-for-stability-and-regional-cooperation/

ESO: Background information: EU-Africa Summit 2014 (Brussels, 2-3 April 2014) http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-africa-summit-2014-brussels-2-3-april-2014/

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