A Peace Agreement Still Holding – Galkayo, Somalia
Nisar Majid, Khalif Abdirahman and Marika Theros explore how a local peace deal has endured in one of Somalia’s most politically contested towns, despite recent setbacks.
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Nisar Majid, Khalif Abdirahman and Marika Theros explore how a local peace deal has endured in one of Somalia’s most politically contested towns, despite recent setbacks.
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