Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed: Somalia's Best Chance For Stability In Years

Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed: Somalia's Best Chance For Stability In Years

MOGADISHU, Somalia From the gates of Villa Somalia, the hilltop presidential palace, this ruin of a city almost looks peaceful.

After nearly two decades of civil war, there is very little pollution, since just about all of Somalia's industry has been razed. A clean breeze lifts off the ocean and stirs the bougainvillea. Few cars remain in the city and relatively few people, because hundreds of thousands have recently fled. It is surreally quiet, except for the occasional crack of a high-powered rifle.

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