Somaliland: A North-South Korea-like Divide... in Africa

Somaliland: A North-South Korea-like Divide... in Africa

Our species divides up its constituent peoples primarily into countries. Sometimes these countries are divided themselves, one with one system and another with another system. We’re familiar with North and South Korea, East and West Germany, among others*. Well move over divided states – there’s another split country to add to your number: Somalia and Somaliland. And North and South Korea are a handy comparison, a good way to conceptualise the d…