Somaliland opens representative office in Taiwan

The self-declared republic of Somaliland has opened a representative office in Taiwan.

There is a growing numbers of Africans trying to reach the United States via treacherous forests in South America. We hear from one of them.

And this week's Letter From Africa comes from Elizabeth Ohene, she looks at the recent tensions between Nigeria and Ghana through a historical lens.

Photo: Somaliland's representative to Taiwan, Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud, and Joseph Wu, Taiwan's Foreign Affairs Minister during the opening ceremony of the country's representative office in Taiwan. Credit: Getty Images)