As Mogadishu’s skyline evolves, the urban poor demand economic inclusion
‘The development in Mogadishu is promising – but we just want to be part of it.’
MOGADISHU - The city is undergoing a massive construction boom that's reshaping its skyline. However, while investors pour their funds into new apartment complexes and shopping hubs, the wealth gap is also widening dramatically. This is a harsh reality for the hundreds of thousands displaced by war and drought, struggling to eke out an existence.
After clan-based violence tore apart the coastal city in the '90s, Mogadishu hit a developmental…