Pirates of Somalia (40 page)

The house of a pirate, Garowe. (
Courtesy Mohamad Farole
)

President Abdirahman Farole (right) and Abdisamad Ali Shire (centre) in Dangorayo, the first stop on the president’s visit to Bossaso, February 2009. (
Courtesy Mohamad Farole
)

Presidential palace, Bossaso. The Italian architecture harkens back to Somalia’s colonial period. (
Courtesy the author
)

Puntland Finance Minister Farah Ali Jama (left), Interior Minister General Abdullahi Ahmed Jama Ilkajir (centre), and Vice President Abdisamad Ali Shire (right) discuss politics over lunch, Qardho. (
Courtesy Mohamad Farole
)

Elders in Armo gather to bring an inter-clan dispute to President Farole’s attention. (
Courtesy Mohamad Farole
)

Qardho prison: much-needed, but not yet operational. (
Courtesy Mohamad Farole
)

The redoubtable Colonel Omar, dressed in his characteristic striped track suit, on the beach at Eyl. The Colonel served as my guide (and unofficial bodyguard) during my second trip to Somalia. (
Courtesy the author
)

The Puntland Coast Guard during the tenure of the Hart Security. (
AP Photo
)

Eyl Dawad: reports of pirate mansions have been greatly exaggerated. (
Courtesy the author
)

The author in the village of Dangorayo, February 2009. (
Courtesy Mohamad Farole
)

A broken down refrigerated transport container, indicative of the state of Eyl’s fishing economy. (
Courtesy the author
)

The Nugaal River, evaporating at the onset of the
hagaa
, the second of Puntland dry seasons. The river originates in the highlands of Ethiopia, flowing into the Indian Ocean at Eyl. (
Courtesy the author
)