> (British) Somaliland was briefly independent before it chose to join Somalia. A valid point. The unification of British and Italian Somaliland is itself a co

> (British) Somaliland was briefly independent before it chose to join Somalia. A valid point. The unification of British and Italian Somaliland is itself a controversial topic. > I don't see why they can't just choose to leave again. If it was as simple as separating the two into co-existing countries, then sure Somaliland would have gained international recognition at some point in the last thirty years.