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15/11/2012

The Mayor of Mogadishu

BBC World Service - Assignment, The Mayor of Mogadishu

Can a man nicknamed 'Tarzan' tackle the impact of years of corruption and brutal warfare?

Andrew Harding spends time with the Mayor of Mogadishu as he tries to clean up his city. Can the former student from London tackle the impact of mass corruption?

Andrew Harding meets the Mayor with the job of running Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Can the man nicknamed "Tarzan" tackle mass corruption and the physical and psychological impact of years of brutal warfare? Andrew joins Mohamed Ahmed Noor who, by request of the president, has returned with his wife and family from a life in London to try and clean up Mogadishu. 

The mayor discusses his ambitious vision for a city, much of which currently lies in ruins. He proudly shows off the new Mogadishu Mall and talks about the constant risk of attack by the militant Islamist group al-Shabaab - and narrowly escapes death by a car bomb along the way.

Assignment producers: Kate Forbes and Daniel Tetlow

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