A 2005 report by Patrick Mazimhaka, a former AU deputy chairman, provides some leeway for this, as Mazimhaka pointed out that the union in 1960 between Somaliland and Somalia, following the withdrawal of the colonial powers (Britain and Italy), was never formally ratified.
Un informe de 2005 de Patrick Mazimhaka, ex vicepresidente de UA, ofrece cierta carta blanca para que esto suceda, ya que Mazimhaka señala allí que la unión en 1960 entre Somaliland y Somalia, tras el retiro de las potencias coloniales (Gran Bretaña e Italia) nunca se ratificó formalmente.