Somalia working to ‘stop violence’ amid Somaliland tension

In August last year, a few months after being re-elected for a second time, President Mohamud declared an 'all-out war' against al-Shabab [Feisal Omar/Reuters]

Doha, Qatar – Somalia is working closely to restore peace in its northern breakaway region of Somaliland amid heightening tensions between the region’s authorities and local clan forces, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Al Jazeera.

“We believe that unity is the only solution… but we don’t want this unity through violence, which makes matters worse,” Mohamud told Al Jazeera on Monday.