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Somaliland push for recognition gains US lawmakers backing

Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi (right) with US lawmaker Adam Smith, the Chairman House Armed Services Committee. [Muse Bihi Abdi, @musebiihi]

Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi has taken the country’s shuttle diplomacy in the quest for international recognition to the United States where he has gained support from the US Foreign Affairs Committee.

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