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Reporting from Johannesburg, South AfricaReporting from Johannesburg, South Africa — There was one place Somalis could escape during the recent decades of terrorism, clan warfare and chaos: Liido ...

Mogadishu — As Mogadishu's Liido beach became a popular spot, where young men and women are predominant during the holidays, women began last Friday to carry axes to the beach for protection, Garowe ...

One of the world's poorest countries, Somalia is coping with conflict, a historic drought and a devastating food crisis. But there's another side... Friday at the beach in Mogadishu: Optimism shines ...

There was one place Somalis could escape during the recent decades of terrorism, clan warfare and chaos: Liido Beach in the capital, Mogadishu, with its pure white sands and deep blue sea. This week ...

Friday is beach day in Mogadishu. Early in the day before Friday prayers and before the sun gets too hot, people flock to Liido Beach on the eastern side of the city. "This is a very important place," ...