Mogadishu's mayor, Mohamed Nur, says they will be switched on before the end of the month.

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That is one reason why Somalia's new prime minister, Nur Adde Hussein, has been trying to woo more mainstream Islamists.

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Journalist Omaar Nur and CNN's Pierre Meilhan contributed to this report.

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"It's a very depressing situation, " said Mohammed Nur, the mayor of Mogadishu.

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