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The Somaliland Cultural Affiliation of Edmonton is celebrating 20 years locally, internet hosting a Saturday cultural occasion on the St. John Cultural Centre.
The affiliation is internet hosting the social gathering — with members of the ladies’s affiliation and Gurmad supporters — on the 10611 110 Ave. centre from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. The free occasion features a reside live performance.
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There will even be leisure from occasion organizer and emcee Abdullahi Mohamed, who goes by the title “Captain Abdul.”
“After COVID, it was although however lastly folks can come out and simply everybody get to know the Somaliland neighborhood right here,” he mentioned.
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia on Could 18, 1991. Whereas thought-about a part of Somalia by a lot of the worldwide neighborhood, the area, bordered additionally by Ethiopia and Djibouti, has its personal cash, elections and judiciary.
Somaliland was beforehand colonized by the UK whereas the remainder of Somalia was colonized by Italy.
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