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For decades, Somalia’s name has been shorthand for conflict, piracy and danger. Since the country’s civil war began in the 1990s, the country has had relatively few Western visitors. Yet, against the ...
News Somalia » Gedo » Tourism: Somalia's Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism urge journalists to share positive images and messages about the country
Somali journalists and social media influencers attending a three-day tourism and media training event in Mogadishu have been challenged to share positive images and messages about the country as it ...
News Somalia » Gedo » Tourism: Sun, sea, sand... In Somalia? Tourism trickles in despite insecurity
Children run in turquoise water, hawkers tout wares on white sands, and families laugh as tourists disembark from small boats -- but it's not some tropical island, it's Somalia's capital Mogadishu. "I ...
News Somalia » Gedo » Tourism: Somalia: AMISOM commander visits troubled Gedo amid tension
MOGADISHU, Somalia - African Union Mission in Somalia [AMISOM] force commander Lt. Gen Tigabu Yilma completed his two-visit to troubled Gedo region in Jubaland on Monday, the force said, amid growing ...