This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a city view of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)
MOGADISHU, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Situated in the Horn of Africa, Somalia has a long coastline along the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, giving it significant maritime importance.
This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows two children playing in a street in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a city view of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a city view of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a city view of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a modified motorcycle outside a market in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows an election poster in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a damaged house standing next to a newly built apartment building in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a man walking on a street in a residential area of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows people walking on a street in a residential area of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a roadside shop made of corrugated iron selling second-hand clothes in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a man walking on a street in a residential area of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows people walking on a street in a residential area of Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows the Mogadishu Mall in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a store in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)Students talk at the Somali National University in Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows the hands of a female student adorned with henna tattoos at the Somali National University in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a newly built auditorium at the Somali National University in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows a man riding a motorcycle in Mogadishu, Somalia. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)
