FILE PHOTO: Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi arrives at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 1, 2024. REUTERS/Tiksa Neger/File Photo
(Reuters) - Voters in Somaliland head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees international recognition within reach after three decades of de facto self-rule.
Somaliland, which occupies a strategic position near the entryway to the Red Sea, declared independence from the Mogadishu government in 1991 but has not been recognised by any other country, restricting access to international finance and the ability of its 6 million people to travel.
