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    From pre-Islamic sultanates to today's political struggles, explore how Somalia and Djibouti's clan-based societies navigated colonialism and independence while balancing ancient loyalties with modern statehood.

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    The question isn't whether these societies had governance—it's whether their forms of governance could survive the coming storm of the collision between ancient democratic traditions and modern state structures.

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