Getting Somalia Right?

I took part in an interesting radio discussion about Somalia with the wonderful Quman Akli and Mohamed Haji Ingiriis, two super clever young Somalis based in London. Laura Hammond of SOAS also featured. Here's the link if you want to listen:

http://soasradio.org/content/africa-regional-spotlights-getting-somalia-right-part-i

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