President Museveni Offers to Mediate in Somalia and Somaliland Unification Efforts
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday received a Special Envoy from the Republic of Somaliland, Dr. Jama Musse Jama at State House-Entebbe. During the engagement, President Museveni agreed to be the unification facilitator between Somaliland and Somalia . Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as a de jure part of Somalia. The President said that he does not support the secession of Somaliland from Somalia because it is wrong. “We don’t support secession because strategically, it is wrong,"President Museveni emphasized. President Museveni told Dr. Jama that Somalia and Somaliland should do away with politics of identity if they want prosperity for their country. He explained that people face similar challenges regardless of their race and religion. He instead advised leaders to embrace politics of interest which is more important and will transform t...