Semi-autonomous state of Puntland refuses to recognise changes to the fragile country’s constitution and has withdrawn from the federal system
A new constitutionfor Somalia, bringing in universal sufferage and dismantling the clan voting system, has been refused recognitionby the wealthiest of the country’s states.
The semi-autonomous state of Puntland says it has withdrawn from the country’s federal system until constitutional amendments passed by the central government in Somalia are approved in a nationwide referendum.
