Editing Mogadishu (section)

==Government==
===Federal===
{{main|Federal Government of Somalia}} 
The Government of Somalia has its seat in Mogadishu, the nation's capital. The [[Transitional Federal Government]] (TFG) was the internationally recognized central government of Somalia between 2004 and 2012. Based in Mogadishu, it constituted the [[Executive (government)|executive]] branch of government.

The [[Federal Government of Somalia]] was established on 20 August 2012 at the end of the TFG's interim mandate.<ref name="Fcacsunesinpshm">{{cite news |title=Somalia: UN Envoy Says Inauguration of New Parliament in Somalia 'Historic Moment' |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201208220474.html |access-date=24 August 2012 |newspaper=Forum on China-Africa Cooperation |date=21 August 2012 |archive-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014234626/http://allafrica.com/stories/201208220474.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It represented the first permanent central government in the country since the start of the civil war.<ref name="Fcacsunesinpshm"/> The [[Federal Parliament of Somalia]] serves as the government's [[Legislature|legislative]] branch.<ref name="Gttsdpc">{{cite web |title=Guidebook to the Somali Draft Provisional Constitution |url=http://unpos.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=v067edqd7a8=&tabid=9705&language=en-US |publisher=UN Missions |access-date=2 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120021547/http://unpos.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=v067edqd7a8%3D&tabid=9705&language=en-US |archive-date=20 January 2013}}</ref>

===Municipal===
[[File:MogadishuHeadquarters.jpeg|thumb|left|The Mogadishu municipality headquarters]]
Mogadishu's municipal government is led by [[Omar Finnish|Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Finnish)]], who succeeded the late mayor [[Abdirahman Omar Osman|Abdirahman Omar Osman (Yariisow)]]  in August 2019 after Osman was killed in a [[24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing|suicide bomb attack]] that targeted his office.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 2019 |title=Somali president replaces security chiefs and Mogadishu mayor |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-security-idUSKCN1VC24H |access-date=9 December 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020011038/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-security-idUSKCN1VC24H |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 August 2019 |title=Abdirahman Omar Osman, Mogadishu mayor, dies after suicide bombing |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49197036 |access-date=9 December 2021 |archive-date=10 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210003524/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49197036 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Among the administration's development initiatives are a US$100 million urban renewal project, the creation of garbage disposal and incineration plants, the launch of a citywide cleanup project, the creation of asphalt and cement plants, rehabilitation of the Town Hall and parliament buildings, reconstruction of the former [[Ministry of Defence (Somalia)|Defence Ministry]] offices, reconstruction of correctional facilities, rehabilitation and construction of health facilities, establishment of a Police Training Center and a permanent base in Jasiira for the new [[Somali Armed Forces]], rebuilding of the [[Somali Postal Service]] headquarters, and rehabilitation of public playgrounds in several districts.<ref name="Noidpauim">{{cite web |url=http://www.actforsomalia.com/the-number-of-infrastructure-development-projects-that-are-underway-in-mogadishu/ |title=Number of Infrastructure Development Projects are underway in Mogadishu |date=26 May 2013 |publisher=Act For Somalia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195151/http://www.actforsomalia.com/the-number-of-infrastructure-development-projects-that-are-underway-in-mogadishu/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref> In January 2014, the Benadir administration launched the House Numbering and Post Code System.<ref name="Bolmssssenp" /> It also began distributing national identity cards in March of the same year.<ref name="Gmmwtsdcm">{{cite news |title=Governor Muungaabs meet with the 17 district commissioners of Mogadishu |url=http://shabelle.net/?p=15918 |access-date=10 March 2014 |newspaper=Shabelle Media Network |date=9 March 2014 |archive-date=10 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310170528/http://shabelle.net/?p=15918 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> In addition, the municipal authorities started renovating important local government centers in September 2014, including the capital's former Fisho Guverno compound.<ref name="Gbaptrgs">{{cite news |title=Banadir administration plans to renovate government centers |url=http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=3912 |access-date=18 September 2014 |agency=Goobjoog |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085445/http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=3912 |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2015, the Benadir administration also opened a new Health & Safety Office to supervise health and safety practices in the city,<ref name="Swpcotpotgtjt">{{cite news |title=Somalia: Weekly Press Conference on the Progress of the Government 10 January 2015 |url=http://raadgoob.com/?p=38325 |access-date=10 January 2015 |newspaper=Raadgoob |date=10 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110191423/http://raadgoob.com/?p=38325 |archive-date=10 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and launched a municipal beautification campaign ahead of various international conferences that are slated to be held there.<ref name="Gbacstbc">{{cite news |title=Banadir administration calls society to boost cleanness |url=http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=8751 |access-date=17 January 2015 |agency=Goobjoog |date=13 January 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104123/http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=8751 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2015, the Benadir administration completed the SECIL project in conjunction with the EU and [[UN–Habitat]]. The 3.5 million EUR initiative lasted three and a half years, and saw the establishment in Mogadishu of a sustainable waste collection system, a technical training centre, water quality testing laboratories, better access to clean drinking water, improved employment and livelihood opportunities in the low-cost fuel production sector, strengthened skills training and regulation in the construction sector, and laboratories for the testing of construction material quality.<ref name="Geauhispim">{{cite news |title=EU and UNHABITAT highlight impact of SECIL project in Mogadishu |url=http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=11990 |access-date=20 March 2015 |agency=Goobjoog |date=20 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133203/http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=11990 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Diplomatic missions===
[[File:Mogturkemb.jpg|thumb|Turkey's embassy in Mogadishu]]
A number of countries maintain [[List of diplomatic missions in Somalia|foreign embassies and consulates]] in Mogadishu. As of January 2014, these diplomatic missions include the embassies of [[Djibouti]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Sudan]], [[Libya]], [[Yemen]], Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, [[Uganda]], Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Japan, China,<ref name="Aaiaeim">{{cite web |title=Embassies in Mogadishu |url=http://mogadishuairport.com/discover-mogadishu/embassies/ |publisher=Aden Adde International Airport |access-date=24 January 2014 |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116140244/http://mogadishuairport.com/discover-mogadishu/embassies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Scooeist">{{cite news |title=SOMALIA: China officially opens embassy in Somalia today |url=http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/10/somalia-china-officially-opens-embassy-in-somalia-today/ |access-date=12 October 2014 |agency=Raxanreeb |date=12 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055401/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/10/somalia-china-officially-opens-embassy-in-somalia-today/ |archive-date=26 December 2016}}</ref> and [[Qatar]].<ref name="Qdimm">{{cite news |title=Qatari diplomat in Mogadishu meeting |url=http://www.gulf-times.com/mobile//qatar/178/details/405445/qatari-diplomat-in-mogadishu-meeting |access-date=13 September 2014 |agency=Gulf Times |date=24 August 2014 |archive-date=26 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114439/http://www.gulf-times.com/mobile//qatar/178/details/405445/qatari-diplomat-in-mogadishu-meeting |url-status=live }}</ref> Embassies that are scheduled to reopen in the city include those of Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Italy and South Korea.<ref name="Aaiaeim"/>

In May 2015, in recognition of the sociopolitical progress made in Somalia and its return to effective governance, US Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] announced a preliminary plan to reestablish the US embassy in Mogadishu. He indicated that although there was no set timetable for the premises' relaunch, the US government had immediately begun upgrading its diplomatic representation in the country.<ref name="Kimsrtegiao">{{cite news |title=Kerry In Mogadishu: 'Somalia's Return to Effective Government Is An Opportunity' |url=http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-news/kerry-in-mogadishu-somalias-return-to-effective-government-is-an-opportunity-440053315590 |access-date=11 May 2015 |agency=NBC News |date=5 May 2015 |archive-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508020404/http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-news/kerry-in-mogadishu-somalias-return-to-effective-government-is-an-opportunity-440053315590 |url-status=live }}</ref> President of Somalia [[Hassan Sheikh Mohamud]] and Prime Minister [[Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke]] also presented to Kerry the real estate [[deed]] for land reserved for the new US embassy compound.<ref name="Gmgdnwnsemt">{{cite news |title=My government does not want, nor will it seek to extend its mandated term beyond September 2016 says president Hassan |url=http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=13512 |access-date=11 May 2015 |agency=Goobjoog |date=6 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093120/http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=13512 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mohamud concurrently signed an Establishment Agreement with the EU Head of Delegation in Somalia Michele Cervone d’Urso, which facilitates the opening of more embassies in Mogadishu by [[European Union]] member states. The EU also announced that it had opened a new EU Delegation office in the city.<ref name="Edotois">{{cite news |title=EU Delegation office to open in Somalia |url=http://amisom-au.org/2015/05/eu-delegation-office-to-open-in-somalia/ |access-date=11 May 2015 |agency=AMISOM |date=11 May 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518144317/http://amisom-au.org/2015/05/eu-delegation-office-to-open-in-somalia/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2014, Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation [[Abdirahman Duale Beyle]] announced that the federal government was slated to reopen the former Institute of Diplomacy in Mogadishu. The centre historically served as one of the most important national institutions for diplomacy and international relations. Beyle also pledged to reestablish the institute's diplomacy department, its information and broadcasting department, as well as its library.<ref name="Ssgtrfiod">{{cite news |title=Somalia: Somali Govt to Revive Former Institute of Diplomacy |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201402140064.html |access-date=1 March 2014 |newspaper=Dalsan Radio |date=13 February 2014 |archive-date=1 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301190137/http://allafrica.com/stories/201402140064.html |url-status=live }}</ref>