Mogadishu, Somalia.
'Through the Looking Glass.'
Outside the heavily fortified compounds at Aden Adde airport, Somalia’s capital is one of the most dangerous places in the world, off limits to most foreigners and a risky place for Somali government officials. En route to document life on Liido Beach, Mogadishu, our car took to the back streets as a precaution, avoiding the congested roads.
The threat from Al Shabaab is real and unpredicatble.
The journey provided a window to the little documented Street vignettes of the Somalian Capital.
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Friday evening in Mogadishu
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Gym, Peace Park.
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Liido Beach
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Peace Park
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Mogadishu
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Mogadishu