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Internally displaced people Somalians gather outside their makeshift shelters in the Hodan district in southern Mogadishu to listen to proceeding of a 2012 parliamentary election.

A BBC program is reuniting Somali families torn apart by conflict

July 22, 2014Conflict & Justice

For nearly two decades, the BBC Somali service has aired a straightforward but unusual program. It’s little more than a list of names being read over the air, but it’s become a success in helping reunite families scattered by Somalia’s civil war.For nearly two decades, the BBC Somali service has aired a straightforward but unusual program. It’s little more than a list of names being read over the air, but it’s become a success in helping reunite families scattered by Somalia’s civil war.