Voters in Somaliland went to the polls on Wednesday amid the growing possibility of the region being recognized as an independent state.

Voters in Somaliland head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees international recognition within reach after three decades of de facto self-rule.

Voters in Somaliland went to the polls for the fourth presidential election since 1991 amid heightened tension between Somalia and Ethiopia over a controversial maritime deal

Somaliland voters participated in a presidential election as the region aims for international recognition. The strategic territory declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but lacks recognition. A prospective deal with Ethiopia could bolster Somaliland's diplomatic standing,

Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia at the centre of a diplomatic storm, holds a presidential election on Wednesday at a tense moment in the Horn of Africa.Now, it has become the focus of a major dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia that international observers fear could spark conflict in the restive region.

Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years and comes as the Horn of Africa region is experiencing political tension

Somaliland holds a long-delayed election on Wednesday amid hopes a new US administration will back the breakaway region’s campaign to gain formal recognition.Most Read from BloombergUnder Trump, Prepare for New US Transportation PrioritiesThe Leaf Blowers Will Not Go QuietlyNo Water by Year-End for This Zimbabwean City of 700,