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Mohamed Abdiwahab
Photographer based in Mogadishu
AFP / Mohamed Abdiwahab

Gone forever

Friday 20 October 2017

"People from abroad always ask me -- 'What’s it like to live in a place like Somalia, where blasts and car bombs are a regular part of life?'" writes Mohamed Abdiwahab, a photographer based in Mogadishu.

"Well, I suppose it’s like living anywhere else. We love our families. We like to spend a day with our kids when we can. And when an attack happens, we hurt. We mourn the people lost. The fact that it happens more often here than, say, in Europe, doesn’t inure us to the pain, the loss, the suffering."

"Let me tell you about my last Saturday."

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'Couldn't believe my eyes'

Monday 6 June 2016

"I have covered bombings and attacks in Mogadishu for years, but this one was completely different," writes AFP's photographer Mohamed Abdiwahab. "You probably think that after years of photographing death and destruction, the attacks would stop affecting me. But it’s not true. When I got to where it happened, I couldn’t believe my eyes."

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From streets of fear in Mogadishu to "paradise in Paris"

Friday 11 September 2015

"Are there any happy moments in Somalia?" AFP photographer in Mogadishu Mohamed Abdiwahab asks himself. "I can't say there have been any ever since I started this job. But sometimes I feel happy when there's a calm moment and I can photograph people relaxing at the beach or playing football… Those are real moments of joy for me."

"But I know that the next day, or even that afternoon, the violence and the chaos will return. So I can never be 100 percent happy."

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