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Kismayu keen to rise up from the ashes ahead of Amisom exit

President Ahmed Mohamed Islam Sheikh addresses the press in his state house in Kismayu. [Amos Kareithi/Standard]

The two way radio on the dashboard comes into life. An agitated voice with a west African accent demands:

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