Somalilandsun’ Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed congratulations to Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, the new president-elect of Somaliland, for his victory over incumbent president Muse Bihi Abdi as leader of the main opposition party. Abdullahi, commonly known as “Irro” by the people, promised that the relationship with Taiwan “will not change in any way,” the Ministry added.
Somaliland is a breakaway region that declared independence from Somalia in 1991. Though it has been independent for over 30 years, it has not been internationally recognized by any country, despite its self-declaration and full autonomy of government.
