Continuity And Changes In Modadishu City

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Mogadishu has changed a lot.
It was 2011 when I initially arrived there. That time the city was not stable and secure. Parts of the city were ruled by Alshabab. You could hear gunshot every time and everywhere. In the midnight when everybody sleeps, there were mortars shooting from unknown places since I was living near the presidential palace. The situation remained the same during my six months of living in the city.
Lately I went back to Mogadishu this year 2015; the condition was fully different from three years before. The peace and stability had sheltered the entire city. You could hear the echo of pounding hummer rather than gunfire. People had got great chance for studying and working. Therefore early in the morning whenever you take

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