- Somaliland's port town of Berbera is sleepy and somewhat scruffy.
Paintings of fish, crabs and sailboats adorn the faded buildings.
Tangled nets lie in the sandy streets.
It is hard to imagine that
this charming seaside town is at the centre of an almighty row between
Somalia and this self-declared republic which broke away in 1991 but has
not been recognised internationally. This dispute is part of a
far wider problem. A crisis in the Gulf is playing out in dramatic form
in Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa. Some argue it could tear the
whole region apart.
After nearly 30 years of conflict and instability, Somalia is particularly vulnerable.
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