Partitioning Somalia Will Not Bring Peace to the Horn of Africa

By Ambassador Dahir Hassan

Somalia is a sovereign state, a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the East African Economic Community. Its borders are internationally recognized and protected under international law, including the UN Charter and the AU’s founding principle of respecting post-colonial boundaries. Proposals to partition Somalia contradict these principles and threaten to destabilize not only Somalia but the wider continent.

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