ahmed jama

picture links to article by John Burnett.

Jama epitomizes the spirit of rebirth in the city that has been brutalized by 21 years of civil war. As expatriates return to take their homeland back from warlords, terrorists and looters, Jama is doing his part to revive Mogadishu one prawn at a time.

I showed them I’m not going to give up. I showed them I’m still wanting to stay here,” he says.

“We’re OK. We’re open for business. People in Mogadishu are resilient.”