When Feliesiano Muteca started surfing a decade ago, he had the waves at Cabo Ledo on Angola's long Atlantic coastline pretty ...

Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia and one of Africa's largest coastal cities, but it is too dangerous to visit for tourists. The city is home to nearly three million people, despite its ...

In the aftermath of the devastating Al-Shabaab attack on Liido Beach in Mogadishu, Somali Security Minister Abdullahi Sheikh Osman Fartaag convened a crucial high-level security meeting on Sunday.

A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a hotel in a popular beachfront area in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, before gunmen stormed the building, setting off a four-hour siege that left at ...

And now they have exams." Liido Beach in the heart of Mogadishu is a place where they can all get some fresh air, he says. "We come here and as you see people are playing around. People are happy," he ...

Liido Beach is part of Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu. Friday — the start of the weekend in this predominantly Muslim country — is beach day. Image: Luke Dray for NPR ...

A group of young men kick around a soccer ball on the sand at Liido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia. Residents of the Somali capital flock to the beach on Fridays, the first day of the weekend.

Friday is beach day in Mogadishu. Early in the day before Friday prayers and before the sun gets too hot, people flock to Liido Beach on the eastern side of the city. "This is a very important ...