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The Mayor of Mogadishu

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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25 minutes

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Sat 17 Nov 201204:05GMT

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  • Thu 15 Nov 201209:05GMT
  • Thu 15 Nov 201213:05GMT
  • Thu 15 Nov 201216:05GMT
  • Thu 15 Nov 201220:05GMT
  • Fri 16 Nov 201202:05GMT
  • Sat 17 Nov 201204:05GMT

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