Cadaan visits Mogadishu in 2025 and only films garbage and AKs...

[Idilinaa]

Hassan Ali Khayre has a totally different rhetoric and clearly wants to attract investors and partners to Somalia.

He’s not much different in my opinion. He just parrots NGO/UN talking points and ideas about governance , giving people long technical speeches like 'we’re emerging from conflict,' 'we’re building systems,' etc. Then he throws in a vague mention of Somalia’s potential in passing. But people aren’t inspired by potential, they want to see ''tangible'' progress, actual results, and a clear track record.

That’s how you shift narratives , by rooting them in visible, lived reality.

Take someone like Cagjar , sure, he’s a political stooge in many ways, but at least he tries to communicate the development gains the Ogaden region has made over the last few years. He gives people real numbers, showcases actual projects, and highlights visible progress.

What I appreciate is that he does this to attract diaspora investment and foster inter-regional Somali partnerships. It’s not about glazing things over or running PR stunts , it’s about showing people what’s being done so they can participate and contribute.

 

[Riftvalley]

I mean he’s not wrong . The whole place is a garbage dump. Stray bullets firing everywhere from random gunshots throughout the day, garbage everywhere , cow poop everywhere ,disgusting smells in the markets, poor roads that are prone to flooding and much more. Somalis only want to be glazed you don’t like it when someone tells you the truth.

He’s 100 percent wrong, as you are . Muqdisho is objectively no longer one of the most dangerous cities in the world. From where the city was 15 years ago, there has been a transformation and economic development in many areas. It would have been impossible for this development to occur if the city was the most dangerous city in the world. There are many cities around the world with higher deaths rates, homicides and more violence prone. You can literally google this rather than co-signing the Zionist propaganda. The shit that happens in some parts of the Sahel and Congo is not even reported on and isn’t even comparable to Somalia (where most casualties are combatants btw). I think some parts of South Africa are more dangerous than Muqdisho.

All the other stuff you ranted about such as roads and cow poo are to do with underdevelopment; this has nothing to do with danger. Muqdisho was held hostage by warlords for 30 years and neglected by this corrupt TFG, yeah, of course some roads will be in a poor state. Underdevelopment does not always equate to danger: Some of poorest areas in Somalia are also the safest due to tribal and communal trust.

Also, The issue is not about glazing. If you want development and better roads, one of the things we have to learn is self-respect and to stop cooning for this filthy Zionist to come in and lie and make click bait headlines to make money off Somalis. We will make sure this prick is banned from Somalia.

 

[Idilinaa]

He’s 100 percent wrong, as you are . Muqdisho is objectively no longer one of the most dangerous cities in the world. From where the city was 15 years ago, there has been a transformation and economic development in many areas. It would have been impossible for this development to occur if the city was the most dangerous city in the world. There are many cities around the world with higher deaths rates, homicides and more violence prone. You can literally google this rather than co-signing the Zionist propaganda. The shit that happens in some parts of the Sahel and Congo is not even reported on and isn’t even comparable to Somalia (where most casualties are combatants btw). I think some parts of South Africa are more dangerous than Muqdisho.

All the other stuff you ranted about such as roads and cow poo are to do with underdevelopment; this has nothing to do with danger. Muqdisho was held hostage by warlords for 30 years and neglected by this corrupt TFG, yeah, of course some roads will be in a poor state. Underdevelopment does not always equate to danger: Some of poorest areas in Somalia are also the safest due to tribal and communal trust.

Also, The issue is not about glazing. If you want development and better roads, one of the things we have to learn is self-respect and to stop cooning for this filthy Zionist to come in and lie and make click bait headlines to make money off Somalis. We will make sure this prick is banned from Somalia.

Let them think Mogadishu is dangerous , who cares? Let them stay away. If anything, it keeps the exploitative foreign opportunists and creeps out. So that real Somalis can build and bake without them.

I always come back to how @ThreeMoons described it , because it really puts into perspective how far Mogadishu has come in just over a decade:

These negative nancies don’t read old articles, even a decade and half ago, street lights were absent, the port wasn’t even functioning in 2005, people had to go to neighbouring countries for basic medical care and even simple amenities like laundromats had disappeared during the 1990s and 2000s, family friendly parks were nonexistent, the beaches were no go areas because of the roaming millitia-men, every 100 meters there was an isbaaro, ancient mosques like Arba Rukun were derelict, the airport of Aden Adde was just an airstrip bringing in jaad.

Today the city has a booming airport, a booming seaport, modern hospitals, schools, universities, new giant mosques, packed beaches and restaurants, tons of entertainment spots, a reconstruction boom of residential homes and apartments, factories, a restored major stadium, you have major annual expos, events and festivals happening in the city etc but god forbid you look 10 years into the future and envision an even greater leap in progress, no that is simply blasphemy.

People forget or don’t want to acknowledge that Mogadishu has come this far with minimal foreign aid or large-scale foreign investment. Most countries recovering from conflict had billions poured into them. Somalia didn’t and still doesn’t except by their diaspora.

So yeah , Somalis have been living with these recycled media depictions for years. Meanwhile, they ignored the noise and kept investing, kept building, kept going back. People can keep repeating those tired narratives , it won’t erase the changes already happening.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

We should definitely set up a petition to get this done , you’re absolutely right. They’ve renovated a lot across the city, but somehow that lighthouse area and the surrounding old town/beachfront have been completely neglected.

It honestly wouldn’t cost that much, and the renovation could be completed pretty quickly. But to be honest, I feel like buildings in general should be set back further from the beach. They should take notes from what Reer Waqooyi/Somaliland did with Berbera.

They built walkways, shaded benches, parking areas , all set back far enough to open up the coastline for everyone. You walk or drive a bit inland and then enjoy a clear, open view of the sea.


I remember seeing a tweet talking about this exact idea for Mogadishu , that a future government should prioritize it.

Didn't Xamar get a new mayor recently ? This should definitely be put to his attention.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

The Somali Federal government is the exact opposite of the Ethiopian government. Instead of trying to attract investment, it's fixated on attracting aid, so they project two completely different realities. Ethiopia, despite being deeply impoverished and underdeveloped, promotes itself as stable and open for business. Meanwhile, Somalia, an entrepreneurial, and a resource-rich country with a highly innovative wealth generating population, is deliberately portrayed by its own government as dysfunctional, dangerous, and destitute. Why? Because that image keeps foreign aid flowing, extends their political shelf life, and justifies the ongoing foreign presence propping them up.

Meanwhile, most of Somalia is actually functional, self-reliant, stable and operates independently from the FGS, including parts of Mogadishu through the Banadir Administration.

Every time I see Hassan Sheikh and his cronies speak at international forums, it’s embarrassing. His pitch to the world is always some variation of: “We are poor, please help us,” or “Our big achievement is that we went from a transitional government to a fragile state.” Like… seriously?

He doesn’t even try to highlight Somalia’s actual strengths, our expanding trade links, our fast-growing economy, our remarkably resilient and innovative private sector, or the booming business ecosystem. He doesn’t challenge false narratives or show tangible proof of Somalia’s progress, even though there’s a long list of self-funded, Somali-led developments happening across the country with almost no foreign investment.

All he ever parrots are tired NGO talking points backed by fake stats, as if the FGS actually monitors or controls the economy at all. It really is embarrassing, and it totally undersells the real story of Somalia.

If we don't get a competent cabinet next year I will be for the total overthrow of the FGS and I think I'm not the only one who thinks about this

 

[Zak12]

He just parrots NGO/UN talking points and ideas about governance , giving people long technical speeches

Imo, the thing that makes him stand out is his business background and education. Almost none of the current politicians have the same business sense hence why Kheyre was able to recognize that Somalia's private sector is thriving and high trust. He also has connections with Norway and is educated over there which may mean he knowns how to steer Somalia towards the Norwegian model you and a couple others talked about, a good hybrid system so to speak.

Then again, I could be talking nonsense and Kheyre is another big mouthed politician but to me he looks different from the usual HSM or Farmaajo type. You are spot on about Cajgar however.

 

[World]

It's incredible how much there is to do in Mogadishu and how much the city has changed, yet this guy only films that garbage lighthouse and beach and some AKs... I'm tired of these people and this image they're portraying of us wAllahi. Do we even have a minsitry of Tourism ? What are they doing about this, if they even are aware of it. By now it should be clear every tourists go to that nasty beach and lighthouse and not liido and other beautiful places in the city.

This problem could easily be fixed by cleaning that lighouse area and setting up tourism agencies to do guided visits of the city. Shameful situation wlhi, and it doesn't look like the government even cares.

Its not a bad thing.

Why do you want foreigners to come to our country? So that we can end up like the next Thailand or Morocco? No thanks. Only Somalis should enjoy our country. This stereotype that Somalia is dangerous is a blessing in disguise.

 

[Idilinaa]

Imo, the thing that makes him stand out is his business background and education. Almost none of the current politicians have the same business sense hence why Kheyre was able to recognize that Somalia's private sector is thriving and high trust. He also has connections with Norway and is educated over there which may mean he knowns how to steer Somalia towards the Norwegian model you and a couple others talked about, a good hybrid system so to speak.

Then again, I could be talking nonsense and Kheyre is another big mouthed politician but to me he looks different from the usual HSM or Farmaajo type. You are spot on about Cajgar however.

You're absolutely right ,Hassan Sheikh doesn’t come from a background in civil administration, law enforcement, or business like Kheyre. His roots are in the education sector, having studied at Lafoole, which is why his main accomplishment is SIMAD University.


And I’m more than certain his rise to political leadership had more to do with his connections to the UN and international circles than any tangible experience in governance or statecraft. That’s likely why his entire pitch is framed in NGO-speak , transitional state, fragile institutions, donors, aid dependency, etc.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

Its not a bad thing.

Why do you want foreigners to come to our country? So that we can end up like the next Thailand or Morocco? No thanks. Only Somalis should enjoy our country. This stereotype that Somalia is dangerous is a blessing in disguise.

Do you realize that unless we become like Eritrea and North Korea tourists will come to visit our country regardless ? Also you don't take into account the fact this image we have hurting us economically by preventing foreign investment.

 

[Rayaale]

This issue could be fixed so easily, they renovated so many places except that lighthouse area every tourist goes to, that place looks like Mumbai really nasty.

How expensive is it to renovate it, how come no government since 1991 even tried fixing it

 

[Rayaale]

Its insane to think that we have a government that actually tries to make the country look much worse than it actually is to the point they give out fake stats about poverty. It sounds so absurd that the country with one of the worst reputations would want to keep it that way

I honestly even wonder how accurate the malnutrition stats are especially after I saw this post. Somebody in the quote tweets mentioned they could ne overestimating malnutrition in east Africans since were naturally thinner







<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Health systems globally use universal standards to diagnose everything from anemia to malnutrition. But by treating bodies as identical, these benchmarks hide dysfunction &amp; often worsen outcomes.<br> <br>My newest essay argues for embracing biological diversity: <a href="https://t.co/dMl3VaHO5e">https://t.co/dMl3VaHO5e</a></p>&mdash; manvir singh (@mnvrsngh) <a href="">March 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

We need to set a pr team, look at Ethiopia despite massacring and genociding themselves, their pr is great and investors are still flocking there

https://x.com/hornaristocrat/status/1930751145049571380?s=46