Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia at the centre of a diplomatic storm, will hold a presidential election on Wednesday at a tense moment in the Horn of Africa.

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. Local media on Wednesday showed voters waiting in line to cast their ballots,

Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years

Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, is holding a presidential election on Wednesday. Under international law, Somaliland belongs to Somalia. However, in 1991, the region at the north-western tip of Somalia unilaterally declared its independence-- even though its claims of sovereignty have remained unrecognized by the international community.