Somali Capital Experiences Post-Shabab Boom
![President Barack Obama waves after his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 6, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/C03932C3-6BE5-4875-A90C-79BF9A83AA0C_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama waves after his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, September 6, 2012.
![Somalia's Parliament, August, 2011. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/89D780DB-F9B9-4B7D-AFEA-759755CE5AC6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Somalia's Parliament, August, 2011. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)
![Somalia's parliament, May 2012. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/59D719DA-F63E-48E1-BB53-70821AE6E3AC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Somalia's parliament, May 2012. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)
![Turkey has opened an embassy in Mogadishu and is expanding business ties with Somalia. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1140B3B8-1A9B-4658-9BD4-F84A61D4324E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Turkey has opened an embassy in Mogadishu and is expanding business ties with Somalia. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)