Greater Somalia Greater Somalia Greater Somalia (, ) comprises the regions in or near the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis live and have historically inhabited. The territory historically encompassed British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland, the Ogaden in the Ethiopian Empire, and the Northern Frontier District in the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya - at the present day, it encompasses Somalia, Somaliland, eastern Djibouti, the Somali region and Dire Dawa in Ethiopia, and the Lamu, Garissa, Wajir and Mandera Counties (all except Lamu formed part of the former North Eastern Province, which was abolished in 2013) in Kenya. Since the
Somalis in South Africa again repatriating back to their native country for the first time in ten years. Somalis in South Africa are diplomatically represented by the embassy of Somalia in Pretoria. The office is intended to protect the interests and rights of Somali expatriates in the country, to tap into new commercial opportunities for Somali businesspeople, and to strengthen diplomatic representation in the region. Somalis in South Africa Somalis in South Africa are residents of South Africa who are of Somali descent. Following the civil war in Somalia that broke out in 1991, a number of Somalis emigrated to South Africa. They soon