What is it like to live in Mogadishu, the most dangerous city on Earth?
By Peter Greste
Despite reports that the humanitarian crisis in Somalia is easing after 20 years of war, it remains the ultimate failed state - a land of banditry and piracy, where crop failures and a shortage of food force people into the violent city of Mogadishu. The mayor of Mogadishu insists his city is not the most dangerous place in the world. In fact, Mohamed Nur reckons it is not as bad as Kabul or even Baghdad."Of course it's not as safe as we'd like it to be," he tells me. "But we are making progress."...[continued]
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