Mogadishu is rising, literally, from the ashes of decades of war. Pavements remain scarred by bullet holes and ruined buildings still line many streets, but the city's cacophony is now one of construction, not destruction. For the first time in decades, the three million inhabitants of Somalia's capital -- relatively well-protected from the conflict still raging just a couple of hours outside the city -- are witnessing a building boom. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES