Somalia: Photographic Exhibition to Shed Light on Conflict

By Staff Writer

NAIROBI----The Nairobi National Museum is to host a cutting edge photographic exhibition examining the conflict in Somalia from October 7th – 16th.

Focused around the work of the African Union Mission to Somalia, (AMISOM), the exhibition is a vivid portrayal of the impact the conflict has had on the city of Mogadishu and its people.

Capturing in intimate detail the lives of soldiers on the frontline, it will give a uniquely human side to this long-running battle for the freedom of the Somali people.

The exhibition, named Brothers in Arms, has been organised by the African Union/United Nations Information Support Team and AMISOM, and will display twenty eight photographs of Mogadishu taken over the last twelve months.

The photographs have been taken by AMISOM’s Burundi and Ugandan combat photographers, together with Kate Holt, a Zimbabwean-born photojournalist, who provided some training for them earlier this year.

The photographs illustrate the current situation in Mogadishu, the work of the African Union mission and life for the civilians in the city. The exhibition is complemented with a film of daily life in Mogadishu.

It is hoped that the exhibition will help to explain the reality of the Somali conflict to a range of visitors to the Museum, from schoolchildren to politicians. After being displayed in Nairobi, the exhibition will then travel on to Uganda and Burundi.