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Africa: Ballots Over Bullets: How Somaliland Built Thriving Democracy From Ashes of War, Defying Africa's Election Odds

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Addis Abeba -- When I was a kid, I thought democracy was unique to Greece and only Greeks would do better exercising. This was partially true since I didn't grow up in a democratic culture. I was born and raised in Ethiopia, which has for many decades been a hostile environment for democracy. What I did not know at the time was that a new type of democracy was taking root in one of the world's most dangerous and corrupt countries, our tiny neigh…

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Africa: Ballots Over Bullets: How Somaliland Built Thriving Democracy From Ashes of War, Defying Africa's Election Odds

Addis Abeba -- When I was a kid, I thought democracy was unique to Greece and only Greeks would do better exercising. This was partially true since I didn't grow up in a democratic culture. I was born and raised in Ethiopia, which has for many decades been a hostile environment for democracy. What I did not know at the time was that a new type of democracy was taking root in one of the world's most dangerous and corrupt countries, our tiny neigh…

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Ballots Over Bullets: How Somaliland built thriving democracy from ashes of war, defying Africa’s election odds - Addis Standard

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi of the Waddani Party won nearly 64% of the vote in the November election, securing the presidency of Somaliland (Photo: AP) By Ahmed Abdi Abdulahi Addis Abeba – When I was a kid, I thought democracy was unique to Greece and only Greeks would do better exercising. This was partially true since I didn’t grow up in a democratic culture. I was born and raised in Ethiopia, which has for many decades been a hostile environ…

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