January 15, 1999
In a Breakaway Region of War-Torn Somalia, a New University Takes Root
In this provincial center just a few miles from the border with Ethiopia, a town where the tallest structure is a two-story minaret, clan elders and local academics are making higher-education history. They have opened the first university of the "Republic of Somaliland," a self-declared nation in northwestern Somalia.
The enthusiasm of Amoud University's founders and supporters was palpable when more than 50 of them gathered to greet
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