Mogadishu, Somalia

14 Jan

Mogadishu, Somalia

In southern Somalia, the capital of Mogadishu struggles to overcome the lack of structured government and the brutal civil wars that ravish the streets in the city and abroad. In August 2011, the Somali government, with the help of the African Union Mission on Somalia (AMISOM), took back control of the city from the Islamic [...]

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: A Border Town Best Avoided

14 Jan

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: A Border Town Best Avoided

A once thriving border-town in the Northern area of Mexico is now a drug cartel, drug -trafficking dangerous place to be. Juarez is located across the border from El Paso, Texas, in the Northern region of Mexico. The locals had established restaurants, gift shops, and different types of businesses and factories that kept the city [...]

Caracas, Venezuela: Where Drugs Outweigh the Law

13 Jan

Caracas, Venezuela: Where Drugs Outweigh the Law

In Venezuela’s largest city and capital, Caracas has become known to be one the world’s most dangerous cities. Local gang warfare, drug traffickers, poverty-stricken people, even some of the corrupt police all play a role in Caracas’ violence. The city residents are known as Caraquenos, and even they say not to go anywhere in the [...]