This thread.
This thread shows the reason why Puntland is safe, stable and developing: its peace loving, intelligent and development oriented people... Unlike certain other regions I have long argued that the northern regions of the Somali peninsula should work closer together. Djibouti, Somaliland and Puntland are keeping the dignity of the Somali people alive.
Somaliland and Puntland already co operate on areas like counter terrorism. But in the short term we need to expand this to environmental protection, disaster & drought response. In the medium term we need to work together and have a joint security arrangement, especially against Southern forces like Al Shabab driven mainly by Somali Bantu and Maay Maay populations, but also against the power grab of extremist unionist centralists who want to consolidate all power, investment, economic development and aid in Mogadishu.
There is only one relatively small issue between Puntland and Somaliland, which is the border issue. We have already de facto got a border demarcated, but it just needs to be formalised. I am willing to give up some areas of far eastern Sanaag and Sool on the condition that Puntland recognises Somaliland's independence unconditionally and unequivocally. We can then be the first country to recognise Puntland in return, if you wish to remove yourselves from the deadweight that is South Somalia (hopeless region).
It is unrealistic to expect that Somaliland will give up its historical boundaries having been the Republic of Somaliland since 26th of June 1960. But as Somaliland is the largest Somali government in the region, it has a duty to ensure the safety and security of all people in the region. I have a lot of respect for Puntland and if it were up to me, we would have one joint country for Northern and East Somalis.
I think Puntland should throw its full support behind independence if Somaliland agrees to power sharing. It would be called the Adal republic. We could have the political capital in Hargeisa, legislature/parliament in Garowe. We would have to port cities in Berbera and Boosaaso. We would have many large cities of +300,000 people like Boosaso, Burao, Boorama, Galkacyo and Hargeisa. Numerous medium sized cities like Las Anod, Garowe, Erigabo, Berbera, Gabiley etc. We could have a joint standing military of 100,000 soldiers. Even tiny Eritrea of 4m has an active military of 320,000. Somaliland and Puntland would heave a joint population of 6.5m people
The peaceful, development loving people of the North united in a new Somaliland or Adal Republic.
