the control and management of this vital seaport seemingly became the primary functions of the sub-clan-oriented President, Maxamuud Muuse Xersi. For the President, Axmed Harti’s numerical strength in the district of Bossaaso served him as a major opposition platform to rally against Bossaaso inhabitants and a threat to the economic gains of his sub-clan. This unconstructive outlook has recently been a major obstacle to harmonious inter-clan relations that Bossaaso enjoyed for a decade.
