**SOMALILAND’S LUKEWARM COUP: THE RECOGNITION VOTE THAT NOBODY CAME TO**
HARGEISA — In a move destined for the forgotten footnotes of border disputes, Somaliland’s parliament today overwhelmingly approved a controversial port deal with Ethiopia. The twist? President Muse Bihi Abdi didn’t sign it. The reason? He was reportedly “too busy with the census.”
Veteran historian Fatima Garad couldn’t help but laugh. “This is the geopolitical equivalent of the 1890 ‘Uganda Mutiny’ — but without the guns, the mutineers, or the urgency. It’s just bureaucracy with a grudge.”
Garad points to the eerie echo of the 1935 Hoare-Laval Pact, where European powers drew lines in the sand that no one ever actually recognized. “Somaliland has been waiting for a ‘Yes’ for 33 years. Now they get a ‘Maybe’ from a country that’s in the middle of a civil war. History doesn’t repeat — it just goes viral on Twitter.”
As the dust settles, the only thing recognized so far is Somaliland’s ability to turn a diplomatic victory into a diplomatic shrug. 😩