Audio By Vocalize A man holds a Somaliland flag in front of the Hargeisa War Memorial in Hargeisa on November 7, 2024. [AFP] When US President Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on October 12, his comments about Somaliland came in the middle of a speech focused largely on American domestic politics and immigration. He referred to Somaliland as “a totally different country” from Somalia and suggested that it should change its name. Although the remarks were brief, they touched on a question that the international community has spent decades avoiding: how long can Somaliland’s distinct political…