Original sentence: During November and December 2002, an archaeological survey was carried out by a French team in Somaliland.During the course of the survey, the French archaeological team were informed by locals of the Laas Geel cave paintings, encompassing an area of ten rock alcoves (caves).However, the rock art had been known to the people of Somaliland for centuries before the French discovery.One famous journalist and author visited the caves with Osman Bile Ali, the Minister for Culture and Tourism of Somaliland.The paintings are now part of the future tourist attractions of Somaliland, and are considered by Somalilanders people to be a national treasure and a major tourist attraction
Edited sentence: During November and December 2002, an archaeological survey was carried out by a French team in northern Somalia.During the course of the survey, the French archaeological team discovered the Laas Geel cave paintings, encompassing an area of ten rock alcoves (caves).However, the rock art had been known to the local Somali people for centuries before the French discovery.One famous journalist and author visited the caves with Osman Bile Ali, the Minister for Culture and Tourism of the northwestern Somaliland region of Somalia.The paintings are now part of the future tourist attractions of Somalia, and are considered by the Somali people to be a national treasure and a major tourist attraction