09/12/2011 16:31
Ban Ki-moon arrives in Somali
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Somalia's seaside capital Friday, the first visit in nearly two decades by the U.N.'s top leader to a city known for a seemingly perpetual state of war. Ban announced that the U.N. would move its Somalia office from Kenya to Mogadishu next year.
Ban's arrival in the war-torn capital city was made possible because of the military gains that African Union forces have made this year against al-Shabab militants, who last year at this time controlled most of Mogadishu.