VIDEO: Mogadishu - from art deco to ruins

An exhibition that documents Somalia's architecture during its transition from an Italian colony to an independent state and then descent into civil war has opened in London.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

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VIDEO: Celebrating books in Mogadishu

Somalia is holding its first international literary festival in the capital Mogadishu.

 

9 years ago

BBCSwahili

01 Nov

Video- Al shabab waua watu 15 Mogadishu

Utawala nchini Somalia unasema kuwa takriban watu 15 wameuwa wanamgambo waliposhambulia hoteli moja mjini Mogadishu

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Dancing breathes new life into Mogadishu

After music and dancing were banned under strict Sharia law imposed by the militant Islamist group al-Shabab, people are now using a famous square in Mogadishu city centre for a weekly gathering which is breathing new life into their folk dance traditions.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Inside Mogadishu's khat market

Khat - a plant used as a stimulant - was banned as a class C drug in the UK earlier this year. This has meant that its mainly Kenyan producers and exporters have been forced to direct their supplies closer to home, to Somalia.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Beach life returns to Mogadishu

Life is returning to normal at Mogadishu's Lido beach following al-Shabab's expulsion from the Somali capital.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Mogadishu kitchens switch to gas

Many households in Mogadishu are moving to the use of natural gas for cooking, instead of the traditional coal and firewood. However, despite being easier to use and better for the environment there is still some resistance.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Turning tyres into art

Meet the Senegalese artist, Amadou Fatoumata Ba, who uses old tyres as raw material for his sculptures.

 

10 years ago

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VIDEO: Art on motorbikes in Kampala

Artists in Uganda are using motorbikes to carry and display street art installations as part of the Kampala Contemporary Art Festival.

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

18 Oct

CREATIVITY: Digital Art, Graphic Art

Archan Nair is a self taught visual artist who’s into mixed media, paintings, digital and graphic art. Nair has been an independent artist since 2007 and has worked with all sorts of companies such as NIke, Sony, Canon, GQ and Vanity fair.

 

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