On the front-line in Mogadishu
After 20 years of almost non-stop warfare, Somalia's capital Mogadishu is now regularly patrolled by peacekeeping soldiers.
The 8,000 African Union troops are backing the fragile interim government in its fight against Islamist militants.
As part of his Mogadishu diary, the BBC's Andrew Harding reports from the front-line of the conflict.