By Chris Giles, CNN Sahra Halgan returned to Somaliland from France to open the country's only music venue in the capital Hargeisa. Story highlights Somaliland is a self-declared state in east Africa Sahra Halgan is iconic for her songs about gaining statehood recognition for Somaliland (CNN) Musical icon Sahra Halgan was one of the many people who fled Somaliland after the brutal Siad Barre regime, which left the self-declared country in ruins. The capital, Hargeisa, was turned to rubble, with many public services and utilities destroyed. During the Somali conflict in the late 80s and early 90s, Halgan worked as a nurse, but was always passionate about music. The Somali National Movement (SNM) fought with government forces in the northern territories, securing control of the region in 1991. "We didn't have medicine, painkillers or antibiotics. We had nothing.
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