In Yemen's southern city of Aden, the separatist movement seems to be on the rise.
Yemen was formed in 1990, when a tribal conservative North united with a Marxist South.
Since then, some in the south have demanded independence on grounds that they were discriminated against in the newly formed nation.
The south is now internally divided between the unionists, in support of a united Yemen, and the Hirakis, who are mobilizing people to break away from the north.
Waheed Rasheed, the new governor of Aden, thinks stability in South Yemen will prevail only through economic development and the political empowerment local governors and authorities.
Security forces and the army are on the streets to put an end to prevent the rise of armed militias, but violence and instability remains concerning for people in Yemen and beyond.
Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Aden, Yemen.
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