By Abdi Sheikh In the past few days, Ethiopians have witnessed a revealing spectacle in the Somali Regional State. Mustafa Omer, its president for the last eight years, has lost the Amharic-speaking constituency he once courted so carefully. In panic, he has not reached for policy or apology. Instead, he claimed that he had been … Continue reading The Tragedy and Perils of the Shapeshifter A Personal Reckoning, a Pattern of Power, and a Question of Principle