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People in Somaliland are hoping that Monday’s elections will boost the breakaway republic’s chances of gaining international recognition as an independent state, writes BBC Horn of Africa analyst Africa Mary Harper.

“I cannot wait to cast my vote,” says 15-year-old Yasmin Abdi. “I feel like a proper grown-up now, almost like I own part of my country.”

Eligible to vote in a society where 15-year-olds are considered to have reached adulthood, Ms Abdi is exactly half the

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