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Mogadishu: evolution of an African capital – in pictures

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The governor’s palace during colonial times. The exhibition literature says it “aims to tell the story of Somalia’s journey from traditional African nation via colonisation and post colonialism to emergent independent state.” Photograph: Italian Geographic Society

A new exhibition by Somali-British architect Rashid Ali and British photographer Andrew Cross presents contemporary images of the battle-ravaged Somali capital alongside rare archive images that document Mogadishu under Italian colonial rule .

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Source: The Guardian

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