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"You come to understand that things aren't in black and white."

Jul 13 , 2025

"You come to understand that things aren't in black and white."

Jul 13 , 2025.

Mustafe M. Omar, president of the Somali Regional State, told BBC Amharic that governing looks far different from inside the political leadership than it does from the sidelines, under "regular political discourse."

PUBLISHED ON Jul 13,2025 [ VOL 26 , NO 1315]

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