A Somali donkey-cart operator and an African Union (AU) armoured carrier near Bakara market in on April 23, 2013

A Somali donkey-cart operator plies his trade next to an African Union (AU) armoured carrier on patrol near Bakara market in on April 23, 2013. Once a byword for war and anarchy, Somalia appears to be slowly turning a corner, with Islamist forces on the back foot despite recent attacks