Somali Capital Experiences Post-Shabab Boom
Bakara Market, April, 2011. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)
Bakara Market, August, 2011. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)
Cinderblock factories are doing big business all over the city. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)
Bakara Market, August, 2011. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)
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)
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)
Even through the darkest days of al-Shabab rule, Somalia has maintained one of Africa's best internet and cellphone networks. (Pete Heinlein/VOA)