A veteran British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) correspondent launched a new book about Somalia at a ceremony held at the British Embassy in Mogadishu on Saturday as the Somali capital’s second annual book fair came to a close.
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Author of The Mayor of Mogadishu, Andrew Harding, speaks at the British Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, for an event to launch his book, The Mayor of Mogadishu, on 20 August 2016. UN Photo

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Michael Keating hands over a certificate to a member of the UN military staff during a medal award ceremony for UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) uniformed personnel on 20 August 2016, in Mogadishu. UN Photo

Members of the State Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (SIEIT) at a briefing on the process for the forthcoming elections on 16 August 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. UN Photo

Members of the Federal Indirect Electoral Implementation Team, at their first press conference on 1 August 2016 in Mogadishu, Somalia. UN Photo