Afgooye

Afgooye (also Afgoye Afgoi or written ) is a town in southern Somalia. It is located inland on the River Shabeelle slightly north west of the state capital, Mogadishu, in the region Shabeellaha Hoose. Their population was, according to a 2007 estimate at 68,000 inhabitants.

In the history of Somalia Afgooye the Ajuran - Hawiye end of the 17th century capital of the Sultanate of Geledi - Digil was ( Rahanweyn ) after the demise of the state. The place is known for taking place here hard Istunka, in which performed, among others, stick-fighting.

After heavy fighting fled in 2007, over 200,000 people from Mogadishu towards Afgooye. Many have settled along the 30 km long road from Mogadishu after Afgooye. In September 2010, the UNHCR estimated that some 410,000 displaced people now living in this so-called Afgooye corridor. Thus, the corridor to the third-largest urban area after Mogadishu and Hargeisa is grown.

On 25 May 2012, the Afgooye corridor of the African Union forces (AMISOM ) and military units of government in Mogadishu was recaptured in Operation Free Shabelle by the al -Shabaab militia. After the capture of the place Elasha Biyaha and the end of the two-week operation thus available to the entire corridor again under the sovereignty of the central government, and aid agencies have free access to the population.