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Mohamoud Nur - Mayor of Mogadishu, 2010-2014

07/07/2014 GMT

Mohamoud Nur - Mayor of Mogadishu, 2010 - 2014

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, Mohamoud Nur - Mayor of Mogadishu, 2010 - 2014

What persuaded him to leave life in London to take up the post?

What persuaded him to leave life in London to take up the post and what hope does he hold for Somalia?

Most of us probably don't associate local government with racing pulses and grave danger. But few local government jobs are like the Mayor of Mogadishu's. Hardtalk speaks to Mohamoud Nur who had that post for more than three years, trying to improve life in one of the most violent, most corrupt, most rundown capital cities in the world. So what persuaded him to leave home life in London to take up the post? And, with the benefit of distance now, what hope does he hold out for Somalia?

(Photo: Mohamoud Nur)

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