1) The publication entitled Africa South of the Sahara 1989 provides a figure of 500 000 as the population of Mogadishu, according to a 1981 estimate.

2) A socio-economic profile of Hodan quarter is not available to the IRBDC at the present time. However, a recent issue of News From Africa Watch, dated 21 July 1989, mentions Hodan as the scene of violent demonstrations and further reports that the majority of residents in that district are Issaqs. A copy of the relevant sections of the report is attached for your information.