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BOSASSO, SOMALIA- DECEMBER 2007 .Jibril's orange-covered cafŽ sits just along the street from Mohamed's. There is little to tell themapart. Silent Amharic pop videos cast light from old television sets, young men sit playing cardsat the tables built from sticks, while women braiding their hair can be seen hidden behindtorn pieces of sheeting in a kind of disrupted purda. Thermos flasks of hot water sit ready forcustomers who have plenty of time to kill. Waiting for the boats can be restless and the tahribhave little to do to fill their time. Few have enough money even to afford a cheap hot meal fromthe women, usually sat cooking at a fire in the corner.The customers haven't had to search hard for Jibril's place by the port - many have already beeninformed of its whereabouts by smuggling networks across the border in towns like Harar.Over the years, the orange-covered cafŽ owners are branching out as they make some cash,investing in money exchange offices, telephone booths and boats - all to serve the tahrib, in whatis Bossaso's biggest business. (KEYSTONE/NOOR/Alixandra Fazzina)