Ahead of further battles in fractured Somalia, Puntland pins its hopes on a black gold bullet


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Issue 135 - 28 Mar 2008 | 9 minute read

Oil means everything to Puntlanders, who believe its discovery will lift the Somali region’s people out of poverty, transform the economy into a Dubai-style success story and unite all Somalis.

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