Somalia’s regions slowly evolve into federal states
Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdusalam Omer (left) with his Kenyan counterpart Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed (centre) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative Raouf Mazou (right), address the media in Nairobi on April 21, 2015. As more parts of Somalia become peaceful, more Somali refugees in Kenya are expected to return home. FILE PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE |
When Somalia gained Independence in 1960, the country embarked on a democratic path, with eight administrative regions governed by civilian authorities representing the central government based in Mogadishu.
But under the regime of the late General Mohamed Siad Barre over 21 years (1969-1991), the Horn of Africa country was further split into 18 regions.
