- Yusuf Ali, once a child soldier, is now a shopkeeper in Mogadishu but still struggles with deep trauma from fighting as a teenager.
- Mogadishu is physically rebuilding — airports, roads and restaurants are back — yet insecurity and al-Shabab’s influence keep politics unstable.
- Mental-health care is almost non-existent, cultural stigma hides widespread trauma, and child recruitment into armed groups remains a serious problem.
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