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Clan elders debating
Clan Elders debate issues of local importance in a meeting in Bruoa Town. The Elders have a very special place in Somaliland society and it was they that decided on peaceful means to end the conflicts that have plagued Somalia/Somaliland. There is also a parallel and complimentary system of Justice with the Elders at it's core. Bruoa Town, Self Declared Independent country of Somaliland
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©Stuart Freedman
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