Exactly 25 years ago, after a ferocious civil war, north-west Somalia broke away from the rest of the country and declared itself independent.
A quarter...
Kumanaan Iyo Kumanaan Ka Mida Shacabka ku dhaqan Magalada Burco Ayaa Saaka Subaxnimadii Hore Iskugu Soo Baxay Garoonka Diyaradaha Ee Magalada Burco Dabaldaga Xuska...
On this auspicious day I am sending my sincere congratulations to the Somaliland people on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Somaliland independence.
There's the Paris Ritz, the New York Astoria, London's Savoy -- and then there's Hargeisa's Oriental.
OK, so this $15-a-night hotel, without an air-con unit...